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Use your web browser to go to http://webmail.bol-online.com |
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Type your existing BOL username in the Username: box |
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Type the new password in the Password: box, then click on the Sign in button. |
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Type the verification letters you see in the picture below in the text box. |
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Click on the "I accept. Create my account." button to activate your email account. |
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Click Yes, in the security pop-up window |
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Click on the Settings at the upper right corner of your browser window. |
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Click on the Forwarding and POP tab, |
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Select "Enable POP for all mail" |
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Click on Save Changes button to save your settings. |
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Your mailbox is now setup for POP/SMTP use. But you will need to configure
your email client (e.g. Eurdora, Outlook, Outlook Express, etc) following
one of the following guidelines.
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Configuring your email client: Outlook Express and Outlook 2002 |
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Open Outlook or Outlook Express. |
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Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts... |
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Click Add and then click Mail... |
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Enter your name in Display name field, and click Next. |
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Enter your full BOL email address ( username@bol-online.com ) in Email address field, and click Next. |
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Enter pop.gmail.com in Incoming mail (POP3 IMAP or HTTP) server filed Enter smtp.gmail.com in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field. |
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Click Next. |
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Enter your BOL username (username @bol-online.com) in the Account name field. Enter your BOL password in the Password field, and click Next. Click Finish. |
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Highlight pop.gmail.com under Account, and click Properties. |
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Click the Advanced tab. |
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Check the box next to "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" under "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)". |
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Enter 465 in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) field. |
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Check the box next to "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" under "Incoming mail (POP3)". The port will change to 995 |
* The order of Outgoing and Incoming mail server fields varies by version. Make sure you enter the correct information in each field. |
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Click the Servers tab, and check the box next to My server requires authentication. |
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Click OK. |
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Configuring your email client: Outlook 2003 |
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Open Outlook 2003. |
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Click the Tools menu, and select E-mail Accounts... |
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Select Add a new e-mail account, and click Next. |
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Choose POP3 as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click Next. |
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Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information: |
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User Information
Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From: "Your name field of outgoing messages". Email Address: Enter your full BOL email address ( username@bol-online.com )
Server Information
Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.gmail.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com
Login Information
User Name: Enter your BOL username ( username@bol-online.com )
Password: Enter your email password
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Click More Settings... and then click the Outgoing Server tab. |
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Check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server. |
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Click the Advanced tab, and check the box next to "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)" under Incoming Server (POP3). |
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Check the box next to "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)" under Outgoing Server (SMTP), and enter 465 in the Outgoing server (SMTP) box. |
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Click OK. |
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Click Test Account Settings... After receiving Congratulations! All tests completed successfully, click Close. |
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Click Next, and then click Finish. |
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Configuring your email client: Eudora |
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Open Eudora. |
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Click Tools > Personalities. |
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Right-click in the Personalities box and select New. |
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Follow the instructions in the New Account Wizard, using the following settings: . Account Settings: select Create a brand new email account and click
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5.Next.
. Personality Name: Type a name and click Next.
. Personal Information: Enter your name as you would like it to appear
in the >From field of your messages. Click Next.
. Email Address: Enter your full BOL email address
( username@bol-online.com ) in the Email Address field, and click Next. . Login Name: Enter your full BOL email address
( username@bol-online.com ) in the Login Name field, and click Next.
. Incoming Email Server: Type pop.gmail.com in the Incoming field and
click Next.
. Outgoing Email Server: enter smtp.gmail.com in the Outgoing field. Select Allow authentication and click Next.
. Click Finish |
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Right-click on the personality you just created and select Properties. |
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Secure Sockets when Sending: In Generic Properties select Required, Alternate Port from drop down menu. |
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Click Incoming Mail tab. |
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Secure Sockets when Receiving: Select Required, Alternate Port from
drop down menu. |
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Click OK. |
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