Guides:Email: Step-By-Step Instructions

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	== Before you begin ==		== Before you begin ==
-	With your MesArt account, you get an e-mail account, yourname@yourdomain.com (or if you don't own a domain, yourname@mesart.com). We can also forward mail from that account to any other e-mail account of your choice, for example to your account at Hotmail, Yahoo!, or Google Mail, or an e-mail account at your Internet Service Provider (AOL, Earthlink and the like).	+	With your MesArt account, you get an e-mail account, yourname@'''yourdomain'''.com (or if you don't own a domain, yourname@'''mesart'''.com). We can also forward the mail sent to this address to any other e-mail account of your choice, for example, to your account at Hotmail, Yahoo!, or Google Mail, or an e-mail account at your Internet Service Provider (AOL, Earthlink and the like).
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-	== To set up yourname@mesart.com address and have mail forwarded to your other account ==	+	== To have mail forwarded to your other account ==
-	Make a request for us to set up an email forwarding to your other email address. The mail to yourname@mesart.com will be automatically forwarded to your other address.	+	Make a request to set up an email forwarding to your another email address, like the address at your current Internet Service Provider. The mail to yourname@yourdomain.com (or yourname@mesart.com) will be automatically forwarded to this other email address.
-	== To set up yourname@mesart.com address or yourname@yourdomain.com address ==	+	== To set up yourname@yourdomain.com or yourname@mesart.com address ==
-	# Make a request for us to create a POP3 email account.	+	* Make a request for us to create a POP3 email account.
-	# Here is the information that you have to enter into your mail program:	+	* We will provide you a username and password for your new email account.
-	#:<div class=pre><tt>At this point the system has created your account. You may continue with your setup now by continuing to the next step, or return to complete your account at anytime. You can always use the ''' 'Member Login'''' link on the front page to access your account. As soon as you have completed the setup and notified us, our MesArt staff will activate your account for the public.</tt></div>	+	* Here is the information you need to enter into your mail program:
-	# Now your email is set up. The quota on a email box is 30 MB. Attachment limit is 10 MB.	+
-	#:<div class=pre><tt>In order to use your new email, you don't have to log in to MesArt - just use your regular mail program.</tt></div>	+	<div class=pre><tt>
		+	Your username: (we will provide this)<br>
		+	Your password: (we will provide this)<br><br>
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		+	Incoming (POP3) mail server: mail.mesart.com<br>
		+	Outgoing (smtp) mail server: smtp.mesart.com<br><br>
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		+	Please note that incoming and outgoing mail servers both require your username and password. The outgoing server uses the same settings (username and password) as the incoming server.<br><br>
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		+	To ensure password authentication is selected for the outgoing server, please check account properties in your mail program. Here is how to find the required option in your account properties:<br><br>
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		+	'''Mac OS X Mail''': <Account Properties>: Server Settings: Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): Automatically Manage Connection settings, or Authentication: Password <br>
		+	'''Thunderbird''': <Account Settings>:<Account Name>: Outgoing Server (SMTP): Security and Authentication: Authentication Method: Normal Password <br>
		+	'''Outlook''': <Account Properties>: More Settings: Outgoing Server: My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication <br>
		+	'''Windows Mail''': <Settings>:<Accounts>:<Account Name>: Change mailbox sync settings: Advanced mailbox settings: Outgoing Server Requires Authentication<br>
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		+	Now you are ready to send and receive email with the new email address. The quota for email account is 30 MB. Maximum size of attachment is 10 MB.
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		+	Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or difficulties.

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Before you begin

With your MesArt account, you get an e-mail account, yourname@yourdomain.com (or if you don't own a domain, yourname@mesart.com). We can also forward the mail sent to this address to any other e-mail account of your choice, for example, to your account at Hotmail, Yahoo!, or Google Mail, or an e-mail account at your Internet Service Provider (AOL, Earthlink and the like).

To have mail forwarded to your other account

Make a request to set up an email forwarding to your another email address, like the address at your current Internet Service Provider. The mail to yourname@yourdomain.com (or yourname@mesart.com) will be automatically forwarded to this other email address.

To set up yourname@yourdomain.com or yourname@mesart.com address

• Make a request for us to create a POP3 email account.
• We will provide you a username and password for your new email account.
• Here is the information you need to enter into your mail program:

Now you are ready to send and receive email with the new email address. The quota for email account is 30 MB. Maximum size of attachment is 10 MB.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or difficulties.