STEP 1: POP3 Server

That's the server provided by Tom Ogden for your web site. It's purpose is the gather incoming mail and relay it back to you. The name of your mail server is "mail." + your domain. So if your domain is "5putts.com", then your mail server name is "mail.5putts.com".

- Enter "mail.yourserver.com as the POP3 server".

STEP 2: SMTP Server

That's your ISP's server. It's purpose is to send out your e-mail messages. Your ISP is the company you pay to connect your computer to the Internet. They can give your the name of their SMTP server. It is usually displayed somewhere on their website.

- Enter your ISP's SMTP server name as the SMTP server.

STEP 3: Account Name / Username

In most cases this is the front part of your e-mail address before the '@' symbol. However, our servers require a more explicit designation. For our POP server, you'll need to enter your FULL e-mail address.

- Enter your full e-mail address as the username

STEP 4: Password

This is the password to your e-mail account (which might be different that the password to your ISP account). Be careful to type it correctly, since it's usually a blind field. Remember too that your password will be case sensitive.

- Enter your e-mail password

STEP 5: SMTP Authentication

To prevent SPAM our mail servers require that you are logged to prove you are a legitimate client. This prevents malicious exploitation of the servers by SPAM'ers. All this means is that your computer logs in not only to check mail, but to send mail as well. Likewise, we use the same login information for both incoming and outgoing mail, so you don't have to enter it twice.

- Check the box that indicates your 'SMTP Server Requires Authentication.'

And the Rest

All the other fields and features are either self-explanitory, optional or set for you. We'll leave you to your own sense of exploration here.