windows mail vista email account setup for use with ellipse

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should have already been provided to you by Ellipse. Please contact us before beginning, if you do not have this information. 1. Start by opening Windows Mail.
WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER *PLEASE NOTE* Specific information such as email servers, usernames, email addresses, and passwords should have already been provided to you by Ellipse. Please contact us before beginning, if you do not have this information. 1. Start by opening Windows Mail. 2. Click “Tools” on the top toolbar, and select “Accounts” from the dropdown menu.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 3. In the “Internet Accounts” window, click the “Add...” button.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 4. Next it will ask you to choose an Account Type. Choose “E-mail Account” and click “Next.”

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 5. You are now asked to enter a Display Name. There is no wrong entry for this field, it is just how Mail will identify the account. Click Next after you have done so.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 6. Now you will need to enter your full email address, then click Next.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 7. Choose POP3 as your incoming e-mail server type. Enter mail. in both the “Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server:” and “Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name:” fields, but replace with your property website domain. For example, if your property was abc.com, you would enter mail.abc.com. Enable “Outgoing server requires authentication” and select “Next.”

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 8. Enter the first half of your email address in the “E-mail username:” field. If your email address was [email protected], you would enter mgr as your username. Enter the password for your email account in the “Password:” field. Choose the “Remember Password” option if you'd like to have Mail enter your password automatically when it sends or receives email, then click “Next.”

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 9. Enable “Do not download my e-mail at this time” and click “Finish” so we can continue on with the advanced settings.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 10. Select “Tools” then “Accounts” as you did in step 2 to return us to the Internet Accounts window. Under the “Mail” heading, make sure your email account is highlighted. It should be named after your email server. For example, if your email server is mail.example.com, the account name should be mail.example.com. Click the “Properties” button on the right.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 11. In the “Properties” box that comes up, click the second tab at the top, “Servers”.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 12. At the bottom of the window, under the “Outgoing Mail Server” heading, check the box for “My server requires authentication” if it is not already selected.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER 13. Click the last tab at the top, “Advanced”. Under the “Server Port Numbers” heading, on the line that says “Outgoing mail (SMTP):”, change the number in the textbox from 25 to 587. Click “Apply” at the bottom of the window.

14. Click “OK”, and then “Close” in the “Internet Accounts” window. You will be returned to your inbox. Your email client is now configured to work with the Ellipse Advanced Spam Filter. Please contact Ellipse immediately if you have any problems with this procedure, or with using your email.

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WINDOWS MAIL VISTA EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP FOR USE WITH ELLIPSE ADVANCED SPAM FILTER

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