Configuring Windows (Vista) Mail for CVC Internet, LLC
This document explains how to configure Windows (Vista) Mail to use the POP protocol on the CVC Internet Server.
| IMPORTANT: | These procedures have been written for the latest version of this client. If you have problems configuring your client, please update your software to the latest version. To update Windows (Vista) Mail, you must perform a Windows Update. |
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1.) Open Windows (Vista) Mail , go to Tools menu and select Accounts.
2.) In the "Internet Accounts" screen, click the "Add" button.
3.) In the "Select Account Type" screen, make sure 'Email Account' is selected and click on the "Next" button.
4.) In the "Your Name" screen, enter your Display Name. (This is your full name as you would like it to appear when you send messages to other people.) Then click Next.
5.) In the "Internet E-mail Address" screen, enter your E-mail Address (lowercase characters, no spaces).
6.) In the "Set Up E-mail Servers" screen, complete the following:
- "Incoming E-mail Server Type", select
POP3 from the drop-down menu.
- b.) In the "Incoming
Mail (POP3 or IMAP)"
and "Outgoing
Mail Server (SMTP) fields, enter the
'mail server address.
- Example: If you have an e-mail address such as username@cvc.net, enter mail.cvc.net for the 'mail server' lowercase characters, no spaces).
- Example 2: If you have an e-mail address such as username@cvcwireless.net, enter mail.cvcwireless.net (lowercase characters, no spaces).
- Example 3: If you have a website hosted through CVC Internet, please enter mail.yourwebsiteaddess (lowercase characters, no spaces). Example: If the website name is uniqueshop.com, then the 'mail server address' will be mail.uniqueship.com.
- If you are unsure what type of e-mail service that you have through CVC Internet, please e-mail office@cvc.net for technical support.
- "Outgoing Server Requires
Authentication", make sure this box is
selected. Click the Next button to proceed to the next
set-up screen.
7.) In the "Internet Mail Login" screen,
enter the E-mail Username and Password
for your e-mail account (enter in lowercase
characters). Next, click on the box
beside "Save Password", then click the
Next
button.
8.) In the Finish screen, make sure 'Do not download my e-mail and folders at this time' checkbox is checked and click "Finish" button to return to your account list.
9.) In the "Internet Accounts" screen, highlight your CVC Internet account, then click the "Properties" button.
10.) At the top of the "Properties window, click on the 'Advanced' tab.
- In both the "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" and "Incoming mail (IMAP)" sections, make sure that the checkboxes for "This Server Requires A Secure Connection (SSL)"are not selected.
- "Outgoing mail (SMTP)": this field will set to the default of 25
- "Ingoing mail (POP3)": this field will set to the default of 110
- In the section "Server Timeouts", move the arrow to Long (5 minutes)
- In the section "Sending", Do Not select the option "Break apart messages larger than"
- In the section "Delivery", Do Not select the option "Leave a copy of messages on server"
At the bottom of the "Properties" window, click Apply, then click OK.
Your are now ready to use Windows (Vista) Mail. For information on how to use Windows (Vista) Mail, please refer to the Help menu located at the top of the Windows (Vista) Mail window.