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MyLocalNet Help Pages: How Do I Check My Email Settings?
The following applies only to our dial-up subscribers.
Open Outlook Express.
Click on the 'Tools' menu and choose 'Accounts.'
Click on the 'Mail' tab, then highlight your LocalNet account below.
Click the Properties button.
Click on the 'Servers' tab and check that the entries are as follows:
Outgoing Mail (SMTP): smtp.localnet.com
Incoming Mail (POP3): mail.localnet.com
Account Name: your LocalNet username
If your entries are different, please replace them with those shown above.
Click OK
Click Close.
Note: If you have your password saved you will be asked to
re-enter it the next time you check mail.
Open Netscape.
Click on the "Window" menu and select "Mail & Newsgroups"
In the new window that opens up, click on the "Edit" menu and select
"Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings"
Highlight "Server Settings" on the left-hand side.
Make sure that the following settings are correct:
Server Name: mail.localnet.com
User Name: your LocalNet username
Highlight "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" on the left-hand side.
Make sure that the following settings are correct:
Server Name: smtp.localnet.com
Use name and password: should be unchecked
Click "OK"
Open Thunderbird.
Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Account Settings"
Highlight "Server Settings" on the left-hand side
Make sure that the following settings are correct:
Server Name: mail.localnet.com
User Name: your LocalNet username
Highlight "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" on the left-hand side.
Make sure that the following settings are correct:
Server Name: smtp.localnet.com
Use name and password: should be unchecked
Click "OK"
Open Mail.
Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Preferences".
Click on "Edit".
Make sure that the following settings are correct:
Server Name: mail.localnet.com
Account Type: POP Account
Description: leave blank
Email Address: username@localnet.com
Full Name: Your Name
Host name: mail.localnet.com
User name: Your LocalNet Username
Password: Your LocalNet Password
SMTP Host: smtp.localnet.com
Leave the option "Use authentication when sending mail" unchecked.
Click "OK"
Close the Mail Preferences window
Open Netscape Messenger.
Click on the 'Edit' menu and choose 'Preferences.'
On the left will be a list of catagories. Double click on 'Mail and Newsgroups'
to display the sub-catagories.
Click on the 'Mail Servers' sub-catagory so that it's highlighted.
In the middle of this section will be a space labled 'Outgoing Mail Server.'
Make sure that the entries are as follows:
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.localnet.com
Outgoing Mail Server Username: empty
If your entries are different, please replace them with those shown above.
Click on 'Edit' at the top right.
Make sure your mail server settings are as follows:
Server Name: mail.localnet.com
Server Type: POP3
Username: Your LocalNet username
If your entries are different, please replace them with those shown above.
Click OK.
Click OK again.
Note: If you have your password saved you will be asked to
re-enter it the next time you check mail.
Open Outlook Express.
Click on the 'Tools' menu and choose 'Accounts.'
Click on the 'Mail' tab, then highlight your LocalNet account below.
Click on 'Edit'.
Click on the 'Account Settings' tab and check that the entries are as follows:
Outgoing Mail (SMTP): smtp.localnet.com
Incoming Mail (POP3): mail.localnet.com
Account Name: your LocalNet username
If your entries are different, please replace them with those shown above.
Click OK.
Click 'Close'.
Restart Outlook Express.