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How to Setup Email For Opera 8Configuring Opera 8
- On the Toolbar, click Tools and select Mail and chat accouns from the menu.
- The Manage accounts window opens.
- Click the New button.
- The New account wizard window opens.
- Select Regular e-mail (POP) from the list.
- Click the Next button to continue.
- Real name = Enter your name.
- E-mail address = Enter the e-mail address of the account your configuring.
- Click the Next button to continue.
- Login name = Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
- Password = Enter the e-mail account password.
Important: Passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure the Caps Lock is disabled.
- Click the Next button to continue.
- Incoming server = The Incoming (POP3) mail server usually follows this format: mail.dialup4less.com.
- Outgoing server = The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server usually follows this format: mail.dialup4less.com.
- Important: You still need to enable SMTP authentication.
- Click the Finish button to continue.
- We return to the Manage accounts window.
- Highlight the new account and click the Edit button.
- Enabling SMTP Authentication:
- The Account properties window appears.
- SMTP authentication is an important part of your e-mail account configuration. Without it, you will not be able to send e-mail. All that is required is a username and a password.
Select the Servers tab.
Note the two sections: Incoming POP server and Outgoing SMTP server.
Outgoing SMTP server:
Authentication = Select Plaintext from the drop-down menu.
Username = Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password = Enter the e-mail account password.
Important: passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure the Caps Lock is disabled.
Click the OK button to save the changes and to close the window.
- We return to the Manage accounts window.
- Click the Close button.
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