The following settings apply to all software products, although the exact
terminology used may vary. Consult your software's help system or user manual to
access the mailbox setup panels, then fill in the appropriate information.
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Sample
Input |
User Name: |
Choose any name that you would like to
appear as the sender of any mail that you send. |
Jonathan M. Doe |
Email Address: |
Email address assigned by Argos Networks.
Cannot contain any spaces. Note the at (@) sign in front of your domain name
Capitalization is not significant. |
John_Doe@WebFolks.net |
User Account for Mail Server: |
Mailbox account name assigned by Argos
Networks.
Use your email address. |
John_Doe@WebFolks.net |
Mailbox Password: |
6 character password assigned by Argos
Networks
Use exact capitalization! |
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Incoming Mail (POP3/IMAP4) Server: |
Internet address assigned by Argos
Networks
Capitalization is not significant |
pop.WebFolks.net |
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: |
Assigned by your current Internet Service
Provider
Capitalization is not significant |
mail.CompuServe.com |
Mail Protocol: |
POP3
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Mail is downloaded to your PC's hard disk and then deleted on the
server. This prevents the mailbox from running full.
Most frequently chosen option for a user's
primary PC (such as your office workstation). |
IMAP4
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Mail is viewed on your PC, but never copied to your local disk.
Messages can be kept on the server so that they can be referred to again later.
You need to keep a close eye on your mailbox space!
This is a popular option for a second PC (such as a
laptop or the PC at home). |
Web Messaging
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Mail is viewed with any browser. Does not require any mail software.
Messages can be kept on the server so that they can be referred to again later.
You need to keep a close eye on your mailbox space!
This is a popular option while travelling. |
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