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These instructions are specifically for my own family and friends for whom I have created
a custom e-mail address.
This page explains how to setup your e-mail program to work with such an address.
For purposes of this explanation, we'll assume your name
is "Barney Crevier" and that I've setup the e-mail address 'barney@crevier.org' for
you. Of course you need to substitute your own information.
You may want to print these instructions and keep them by your computer.
- The first thing to do is to make sure your e-mail works without any special settings. So here are the initial settings to use in your e-mail program:
| Original ISP Assigned Settings
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| SMTP Server (outgoing): |
assigned by your ISP |
| POP Server (incoming): |
assigned by your ISP |
| User Name: |
assigned by your ISP |
| Password: |
assigned by your ISP |
| Name: |
Barney Crevier |
| Return Address:* |
assigned by your ISP |
- Send yourself a test e-mail message (to the address assigned by your ISP) and make sure everything works okay.
If that's not working or you have any troubles, call your ISP. They need to troubleshoot that for you.
Once that is working, continue with step #3:
- Send me an e-mail, and give me the 'Return Address' that you used above. I need to configure my server so
that all incoming mail sent to your custom address (barney@crevier.org) is forwarded to the address assigned
by your ISP. After I set that up, I'll send you an e-mail back and let you know it's done. Then continue here with #4:
- Change the 'Return Address' setting above to your custom e-mail address (i.e. barney@crevier.org).
- Send yourself a test e-mail message (to your custom e-mail address that I gave you) and make sure everything works okay.
If that's not working or you have any troubles, call me. I need to troubleshoot that for you.
Troubleshooting:
If you ever have any problems sending or receiving e-mail, just begin with step #1 above and continue until the problem is resolved.
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