Below
are step-by-step instructions for setting up your email account
for 3 of the most popular email programs, If you have any problems
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Creating an email account
using Outlook Express 5 or higher (Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP).
Open Outlook Express.
At the top, in the Menu Bar, click Tools and then click Accounts.
When the Internet Accounts window opens, click Add and then click
Mail. This will open the Internet Connection Wizard to assist
you in setting up the email account.
In the first screen, type Your Name in the Display Name field.
Click Next.
Now type your email address (i.e. username@gsinternet.net) on
this screen
(use all lower-case letters). Click Next. On this screen, leave
the first box set to POP3. The Incoming Mail Server should be
entered as "mail.gsinternet.net" (use lower-case letters
and omit the quotations). The Outgoing Mail Server should be entered
as "smtp.gsinternet.net" (use lower-case letters and
omit the quotations). Click Next.
The email username appears in the Account Name box. Do not delete
this.
On the same line, after this username, type "//gsinternet.net"
(use lower-case letters, without any spaces, and omit the quotations).
Now, in the Password box, type your password in all lower-case
letters. Click Next. Now click the Finish button. The email account
should now appear in the Internet Accounts window. If you do not
see it, then click the Mail tab to display only email accounts.
Now, click the name of the new account (it should be titled "mail.gsinternet.net")
that you just created and then click the Set as Default button.
Then click the Properties button. Now the account's Properties
window should be open. Click the Servers tab at the top of this
window. Look over the information and make sure that everything
has been entered correctly. Click the checkbox at the bottom of
this screen that says My server requires authentication, so that
a checkmark appears. Click OK. Click Close at the Internet Accounts
window. Your new email account has now been set up in Outlook
Express.
Creating an email account
using Netscape Communicator 4.7 or higher. (Windows 9x, ME, 2000,
XP)
From the Windows desktop, click the Start button.
Go to Programs (In Windows XP, go to All Programs); go to the
Netscape Communicator folder; go to Utilities and click User Profile
Manager. If you already have a Profile created that you would
like to use, then click the Back button and click Start Communicator
and then skip to Step #8. If you have never used Netscape Communicator,
or you wish to create a new Profile, then click the New button
and go on to Step #3 The Creating a New Profile screen simply
tells you what a profile is. Click Next. Type Your Name in the
Full Name box and type your email address (i.e.user@gsinternet.net)
in the Email Address box. Click Next. Do not change anything on
the Choose a Name and Directory screen. Click Next.
Type the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server as "smtp.gsinternet.net"
(use lower-case letters and omit the quotations). Click Next.
The Mail server user name should be entered as "username//gsinternet.net
" (substitute the username that you chose at signup and omit
the quotations). The Incoming Mail Server should be entered as
"mail.gsinternet.net" (omit the quotations). Leave the
Mail Server Type as "POP3." Click Finish. Your new email
account has now been set up in Netscape Communicator.
The following steps are for users who wish to use their current
Netscape Profile and do not want to create a new one. First, open
Netscape Communicator. Click the Edit button at the top of the
browser window and click Preferences. The Preferences window will
now open. From the list on the left side, click Mail Servers (if
you do not see Mail Servers, then double-click Mail and Newsgroups
and then you will see it). The right side of this window should
now change to the Mail Servers preferences. Under the Incoming
Mail Servers section, double-click the account that you would
like to change. In the Mail Servers Properties box, change the
Server Name to "mail.gsinternet.net " (omit the quotations).
The Server Type should be "Pop3". The Username should
be entered as "username//gsinternet.net " (substitute
the username that you chose at signup and omit the quotations).
Click OK. Type the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server as "smtp.gsinternet.net
" (use lower-case letters and omit the quotations). The Outgoing
Mail Server Username should be entered as "username//gsinternet.net
" (substitute the username that you chose at signup and omit
the quotations). Click OK. Your new email account has now been
configured.
Creating an email account
using Eudora 5.1 (Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP)
If this is the first time that you have used Eudora,
then you should see the New Account Wizard onced the program is
launched. Click Next. Choose Create a brand new email account
and click Next. Type in Your Name and click Next. Type in Your
Email Address and click Next. In the Login Name box, your login
name should be entered as "username//gsinternet.net "
(substitute the username that you chose at signup and omit the
quotations). Click Next. The Incoming Server should be entered
as "mail.gsinternet.net " (use lower-case letters and
omit the quotations). For the type of server that you will be
using, choose POP. Click Next. The Outgoing Server should be entered
as "smtp.gsinternet.net " (use lower-case letters and
omit the quotations). The Allow Authentication checkbox should
remain checked. Click Next. Click Finish. Your new email account
has been successfully configured.