How to add a POP3 account manually

 

For a variety of reasons, the import function does not work on all systems. If this is the case, you will need to manually enter your settings. To do this you will need to know:

·      the name of your SMTP server

·      the name of your POP server, and

·      your username and password.

 

SMTP is your outgoing mail setting and POP is your incoming mail setting. To obtain this information you will need to consult the documentation your Internet Service Provider supplied you with when you signed up for an email account, or you can get this information from your email client. Select your client to find out how to do this:

·      Outlook Express

·      Outlook

·      Mozilla

·      Netscape

·      Pegasus Mail

·      Eudora

 

Complete the following steps to add a POP3 account manually.

 

Step

Action

1

Select Tools >Accounts to display the Accounts window and then click .

The Select an account type window displays.

2

Select the POP3 radio button and click  to display the Account details for a POP3/SMTP account window.

3

Enter the name that you want MailWasher Pro to use when referring to the account, and if required select the Include this account in default mail check if you want MailWasher Pro to do this, then click .

The Incoming mail tab displays.

 

 If you have more than one email account it is useful to give each of your accounts a meaningful name, for example Work email.

4

Complete the following fields:

·      POP3 server address – your POP3 server address.

·      User name – your email client username.

·      Password – your email client password.

 

5

If required, click , enter your Server port number, and select the checkbox to indicate if This server requires a secure connection (SSL).

If you use secure email authentication such as APOP or MSN, specify this by selecting the Use secure authentication checkbox and corresponding radio button.

 APOP is a POP3 setting that encrypts your username and password when checking your mail - not all internet providers support this, but it will probably be widely used eventually.

 

 These options are provided for less common network configurations, and should only be modified by people who are familiar with the required email settings.

6

Select the Remember password checkbox if you want MailWasher Pro to remember your password and, then click .

 

The Bouncing & outgoing mail tab displays.

7

Select the Enable bouncing of messages from this account checkbox if you want to enable this function, and then enter your Email address and your SMTP server address.

 

 If you have multiple email addresses, click  to add them.

 

 You need to enter your email address because incoming spam does not always specify the address to which it was sent. Entering your SMTP address enables a bounce notice to be sent when a connection to the machine that sent you the email cannot be made.

8

If required, click  to display the Advanced account options window.

This window consists of three tabs, the Outgoing mail [SMTP] tab, the Bouncing details tab and the Email addresses tab. These options are provided for people with less common network configurations and should only be modified if you are familiar with the required mail settings.

 

 For more information about bouncing see How to bounce email.

9

Click  to add your account.

If you want to add another account, click  and return to Step 2.

 

More:

How to get account settings from Outlook Express

How to get account settings from Outlook

How to get account settings from Mozilla

How to get account settings from Netscape

How to get account settings from Pegasus Mail

How to get account settings from Eudora