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Creating or editing Internet mail accounts manually
When you set up Internet mail, Notes creates at least one Account document for incoming (POP or IMAP) mail, and one for outgoing (SMTP) mail if you don't send your Internet mail through a Domino server.

The easiest way to create an IMAP Online, POP, or SMTP account is to choose File - Preferences - Client Reconfiguration Wizard, and answer the questions Notes asks, letting Notes create or edit your address book documents automatically. Before using the wizard, make sure you are using a location where you want to use Internet mail. The only type of Internet mail account you must create manually is IMAP Offline; the wizard creates only IMAP Online accounts.

The POP (or IMAP), and SMTP server addresses, and your login name and password are assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), unless your mail is on an Internet mail server internal to your organization. Make sure you have this information before proceeding.

To create an Internet mail account manually

1. Click the address book icon in the Bookmarks bar.


2. Click the "New" button and choose "Account."
3. Enter an account name (for example, Incoming POP mail) in the "Account name" field. You can use any name as long as the name is not used by another account and does not contain these characters: 4. Enter the Internet address of the ISP server, for example, "pop.myisp.com," in the "Account server name" field.

5. Enter your login name and password (assigned by your ISP) in the "Login name" and Password fields. POP and IMAP servers almost always require your login name and password. SMTP and newsgroup servers usually do not.

6. Select a mail protocol for this account (POP, SMTP, IMAP Online or IMAP Offline) from the list in the Protocol field.
ProtocolDescription
POP Receives mail from the Internet server using POP or POP3.
SMTPSends mail to the Internet server. Usually a POP server will have an accompanying SMTP server.
IMAP Offline Receives mail from the Internet server using IMAP. Copies mail messages from the Inbox on the IMAP server and stores them in the Inbox of the Notes mail database (either local or server) listed in your Location document. You can either leave the original mail on the IMAP server, or automatically delete it from the server when Notes stores it locally.
IMAP Online Provides direct access to your mail on the IMAP server without storing any mail locally. Uses a local proxy database to display mail and let you work with your mail as if it were Notes mail.
7. (Optional) Enable SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) if your Internet server supports it.

8. Select the locations (office, home, and so on) from which you want to use the account or leave the asterisk (*) selected to use the account from all locations. For example, if your POP account is only available when you dial your ISP from home, select only the "Home (Network Dialup)" location.

9. (Optional) Click the "Protocol Configuration" or Advanced tabs to change protocol options.

10. Click "Save and Close."

11. (Optional) Create a specific location where you will use this Internet mail account..

12. (Optional) If this account is for IMAP Online, you can open the document again and click the "Open Proxy" button to open the associated proxy database.


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To edit an Internet mail account manually

You can edit your Internet password, login name, or phone information if your Internet mail account information changes, or if you entered incorrect information when Notes helped you set up accounts.

1. Click the address book icon in the Bookmarks bar.


2. Choose View - Advanced - Accounts.

3. In the view, select the account you want to edit.

4. Click the "Edit Account" button.

5. Edit your password or login name, then click "Save and Close."

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