POP3 (incoming mail server): mail.the-wire.com
SMTP (outgoing mail server): mail.the-wire.com (on Wire dialup or Wire DSL)

1. Outlook Express (Setup)
2. Outlook
3. Eudora
4. Netscape Communicator

Eudora Light for Windows

We use the name Fred Smith and the email address fred@the-wire.com and fred@yourdomain.com as an example. Please substitute YOUR name and email address! There are only 3-4 pieces of information to add. Please accept all default settings, except where noted.

1. Click on TOOLS, click on OPTIONS. Scroll up the Category section on the left until you reach the picture for GETTING STARTED. Click on it.
   Every time you click on a Category icon, the settings for that Category will be displayed on the right.

   

2. Here are the settings.
   POP Account: fred
   Real name: Fred Smith
   Return address: fred@the-wire.com
   If you have a domain, put in fred@yourdomain.com.
   

   

3. Click on the icon for Sending Mail. Under SMTP server type in: mail.the-wire.com
   
4. Make sure the "Secure Sockets when Sending" is set to "Never"
   (Defaults: leave all boxes checked unless you wish to queue mail so that you can write multiple emails offline and send at once when online. To queue mail simply uncheck the first two boxes, Immediate Send and Send on Check.)

   

5. You are done! Click on the OK button and then connect to the-Wire and check your mail. For testing purposes, create a new message and address it to yourself. Send it, wait a few seconds, and then check for mail.
   
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Netscape Communicator

1. Click on the EDIT menu, click PREFERENCES.
2. If you do not have a domain email address, fill in the following, using Freda Smith as the example.
   Name: Freda Smith
   Organization: [leave it empty]
   E-mail address: freda@the-wire.com
   Reply address: [leave it empty]
3. If you do have a domain email address:
   Name: Fred Smith
   Organization: Somebusiness Inc.
   E-mail address: fred@yourdomain.com
   Reply address: fred@yourdomain.com
4. Click once on Mail Servers. If the window under the INCOMING MAIL SERVERS heading (at the top/middle) is empty, click on the ADD button at the right and fill out the Mail Server Properties window.
   Server Name: mail.the-wire.com
   Server Type: POP3 Server
   User Name: freda (i.e your email accounts at the-Wire)
   (You can click Save Password if you want. Please leave the Check for mail every __ minutes box blank. The system disconnects you after 15 minutes of inactivity, and checking for mail every 1 - 14 miutes keeps the line open forever and may result in extra use charges!)
5. If the window under the INCOMING MAIL SERVERS heading (at the top/middle) is NOT empty, then click once on the line at the top/middle just under the INCOMING MAIL SERVERS heading, and then click on the EDIT button at the right. (Ignore the path under the Local Mail Directory line. This path may differ with every computer.) You can then fill in the information in 4 above.
   
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1. Go to the TOOLS menu, click on SERVICES, click ADD, select Internet Email and click OK.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Fill in the following General settings:
   
3. If you do not have a domain email address, fill in the following, using the example of Fred Smith.
   Name: Fred Smith
   Organization: [leave it empty]
   E-mail address: fred@the-wire.com
   Reply address: [leave it empty]
4. If you do have a business domain address:
   Name: Fred Smith
   Organization: Your Business Inc.
   E-mail address: fredsmith@yourdomain.com
   Reply address: fredsmith@yourdomain.com
   
   
   
   
5. Click on the Servers tab. Fill in the following:
   Incoming mail (POP)3: mail.the-wire.com
   Outgoing Mail (SMTP): mail.the-wire.com
   Account name: fred
   Password: (as supplied to the-Wire)
   Note: The mailbox “fred” in Account is from “fred@the-wire.com” not from “fredsmith@yourdomain.com” This must be the mailbox at the-wire.com. It is not seen anywhere in any messages you send, and is here for you to receive incoming mail only.
   
   
   
   
6. Do not fill in the Connection tab. Outlook Express should not override any dial-up connection settings. The only way that you connect via dial-up should be through the Dial-Up Networking folder under the My Computer icon (usually at the top left of a Windows desktop) or your Shortcut to the-Wire.
7. Under Security, please leave all the defaults. Under advanced, leave the defaults. Please ensure that Leave a Message on Server is not checked off.
   
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1. Go to the TOOLS menu, go to RULES WIZARD and select the NEW tab.
2. In "Which type of rule do you want to create" select "Check Messages When They Arrive"
   
3. Click Next
4. In "Which conditions do you want to check" check "with specific words in the message header"
5. In "Rule Description" click on the underlined word "specific words"
6. type or copy the following:
   X-MailScanner-SpamScore: *******
7. click add, click OK
8. Click Next
   
9. In "What do you want to do with the message" check "Move it to the specified folder"
10. Select SPAM folder.
11. click Next, Next, Finish, OK
    BACK TO START
    

1. Open Outlook Express
2. Click on the "Tools" menu at the top of the window and select "Accounts".

   

3. Click on the "Mail" tab at the top of the new window

   

4. Click on the ADD button on the right and select "mail".
5. Enter the name you would like to appear on your outgoing e-mails in the text box.
   When you’ve entered your name, click on the NEXT button at the bottom of the window.
   You can come back to this screen at any time by clicking on the BACK button at the bottom of the window.
6. Select "I already have an e-mail address that I’d like to use" and type the-Wire e-mail address in the text box
   When you’ve entered your e-mail address, click on the NEXT button at the bottom of the window.

   

7. Enter the names of the mail servers you will be using.
   Make sure that the first line says "My incoming mail server is a POP3 server." If it doesn’t, click on the down arrow and select POP3.
   In the "Incoming Mail Server" text box, type "mail.the-wire.com"
   In the "Outgoing Mail Server" text box, type "mail.the-wire.com"
   When you’ve finished entering the information, click on the NEXT button at the bottom of the window.

   

8. Enter the-Wire username and password in the text boxes.
   Make sure the "Remember password" box is checked.
   Check to make sure that "Log on using Secure Password Authentication" is NOT selected.
   Once you’ve entered your username and password, click on the NEXT button at the bottom of the window.

   

9. Click on the FINISH button to conclude the setup process.
   If you wish to go back and change any of the information, you can click on the BACK button before clicking on FINISH.
10. To check your mail, go back to the main Outlook Express screen and click on the SEND/RECEIVE button.
    
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