Configuring Your Email Program

If you are having trouble sending or receiving mail, you may need to modify your settings. Remember, when you type your PSTBBS username and password, the mail server names, and email address, use all lowercase letters, unless you have capital letters in your password, then type them EXACTLY as shown. CAPITAL LETTERS can confuse your email program and cause problems. To change or check your settings, follow the directions for your browser.

Netscape Communicator/Messenger

1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. Click the + (Windows) or triangle Macintosh next to Mail and Groups.
3. Select Identity under Mail and Groups.
4. Enter the following:

   

   • Your Name: Enter your full name as you would like it to appear on your email messages.
   • Your Email: username@pstbbs.com. Replace username with your real pstbbs username.
   • Return Address: This is optional. If you want your recipients' replies to go to another email address, type it here. If you don't enter anything here, replies will go to your email address.
   • Organization: This is optional. Type in the name of your business or group. This will be placed on all messages you send to newsgroups.
   • Signature File: Click Choose to add a signature file to all of your email messages.
5. Select Mail Server under Mail and Groups.
6. Enter the following, all in lowercase:

   

   • Mail server user name: Enter your PSTBBS username. Do not include @pstbbs.com.
   • Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: mail.safepages.com
   • Incoming Mail Server: mail.pstbbs.com
   • Mail Server type: Click the button next to POP3.
7. Press OK to save your changes.

Internet Explorer/Outlook Express for Windows

1. From the Go menu, select Email. This launches Outlook Express, Internet Explorer's default email program.
2. Click the Tools menu and select Accounts.
3. Click the Mail tab to bring it to the front. This displays a window containing your Internet accounts. If you only use PSTBBS to access the Net, there will be only one account available.
4. To modify your existing PSTBBS account, click its name and press the Properties button. To add your PSTBBS account, click New and choose Mail from the pop-up window.
5. To rename an old account or set up a new one, type a name for it in the Mail Account field. (Changing your account name does not affect your PSTBBS username.)
6. Enter the following in the User Information area:

   

   • Name: Enter your full name as you would like it to appear on your email messages.
   • Organization: This is optional. Type in the name of your business or group. This will be placed on all messages you send to newsgroups.
   • E-Mail Address: username@pstbbs.com. Replace username with your real PSTBBS username.
   • Reply Address: If you want your recipients' replies to go to another email address, type it here. If you don't enter anything here, replies will go to your email address.
7. Click the Servers tab.
8. Enter the following, all in lowercase:

   

   • Outgoing Mail (SMTP): mail.safepages.com
   • Incoming Mail (POP3): mail.pstbbs.com
   • My incoming mail server is a : POP3.
   • If you are the only person who uses this computer to access the Internet, click Log on using to store your username and password in Outlook. Enter your PSTBBS username in Account name and your PSTBBS password in Password.
   • If more than one person uses this computer to access the Internet, or if you don't want to save your username and password, click Log on using Secure Password Authentication. Outlook Express will request your username and password every time you check your mail.
9. Press OK to close the Properties window.
10. Click Close to close the Accounts window and save your changes.

Internet Explorer/Outlook Express for Macintosh

1. Click the Mail button on your browser toolbar. This opens Outlook Express, your default email program.
2. Choose Preferences from the Edit menu.
3. Click E-Mail on the right side of the window.
4. To modify your existing account, follow the directions below. If you want to add a second PSTBBS account to your computer, click New Account. On the window that appears, type a name for the account, choose POP, and press OK. Follow the directions below to change your settings.
5. Enter the following information:

   

   • Full Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear on your email messages.
   • E-Mail Address: username@pstbbs.com. Replace username with your real PSTBBS username.
   • Organization: This is optional. Type in the name of your business or group. This will be placed on all messages you send to newsgroups.
   • SMTP Server: mail.safepages.com
   • Account ID: Enter your PSTBBS username.
   • POP3 Server: mail.pstbbs.com
   • If you are the only person who uses this computer to access the Internet, click Save password and enter your PSTBBS password. If more than one person uses this computer, PSTBBS recommends that you do not save your password inside the email program.
   • If you want to rename this account (for example, if you want to change its name to Work or Home), type the new name in the Account name box.
6. Press OK to save your changes.

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