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Configuring KMail
- On the Toolbar, click Settings, and select Configure KMail from the drop-down menu.
- The Configure window appears.
- In the left-hand column is a series of categories. Highlight Identities.
- To the right, click the New button.
- The New Identity window appears.
- New identity = give the identity a distinctive name. In this example, I gave it the name "Name".
- Click OK when finished.
- The following window appears.
- Select the General tab.
Your name = enter your name or a nickname.
Email address = enter the e-mail address of the account.
- Click OK when finished.
- We return to the Configure window.
- In the left-hand column, highlight Network.
- To the right, select the Sending tab, and then click the Add button.
- Transport:
- Select SMTP. This is you outgoing server protocol.
- Click OK.
- Enabling SMTP Authentication:
- SMTP authentication deters people from spamming you an other people. SMTP authentication is required and you will not be able to send e-mail without configuring it. It's as simple as entering a username and a password. Do the following:
- Select the General tab.
Name = enter a name for the account.
Host = enter the name address of the outgoing server: mail.dialup4less.com.
Port = enter the default port of the outgoing server: 25.
Check the box server requires authentication.
Login = enter the username of the e-mail account (everything before @dialup4less.com).
Password = enter the password of the account.
Important: passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure your Caps Lock is NOT enabled.
Check the box Store SMTP password in configuration file.
- Select the Security tab.
- Encryption:
Select None from the list.
- Authentication Method:
Select PLAIN from the list.
- Click OK to close the window.
- We return to the Configuration window.
- Select the Receiving tab, and click the Add button.
- Account Type:
Select POP3 from the list of account types.
- Click OK to close the window.
- The following window appears:
- Select the General tab.
Name = enter a name for the account.
Login = enter the username of the e-mail account (everything before @dialup4less.com).
Password = enter the password of the account.
Important: passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure your Caps Lock is NOT enabled.
Host = enter the name address of the incoming server: mail.dialup4less.com.
Port = enter the default port of the incoming server: 110.
Check the box Store POP password in configuration file.
- Select the Extras tab.
- Encryption:
Select None from the list.
- Authentication Method:
Select PLAIN from the list.
- Click OK to close the window and complete the account setup.
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