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To setup IncrediMail:
The first time you start up IncrediMail, you will be prompted for your Gender, Age, and Country. Select the appropriate choices and click Next . An account wizard will then start up
| Adding A New E-Mail Account |
1. Click on Tools and select Accounts .
2. Click on Add to add a new account. An account wizard will then start up.
3. You may be asked if you want to import the settings from another e-mail program. Make sure that Let me configure settings myself is dotted and click Next .
4. You will be prompted for your name and address. Enter the following:
- Your name is: Enter your name as you would like it to appear when you send out e-mail (i.e. Bob Jones)
- Your email address: Enter your PCT Mail e-mail address (i.e.bobjones@pctmail.net )
Click Next .
5. You will then be prompted for the incoming and outgoing mail servers. Enter or verify the following:
- Incoming mail server: pop3.pctmail.net
- Outgoing mail server: smtp.pctmail.net
Click Next .
6. You will be prompted for the user name and password. Enter the following:
- Username: Your PctMail user name (i.e.bobjones , no @pctmail.net or .ppp)
- Password: Your PctMail password
Click Finish .
7. If necessary, click Close to close the Mail Accounts screen |
| Verifying E-mail Account |
1. Click on Tools and select Accounts .
2. Select the PctMail e-mail account and select Properties .
3. Under the General tab, verify the following:
- Account Name: Enter PctMail or pop3.pctmail.net (This is a friendly name used to refer to this mail account)
- Display Name: The name that people will see when you send them e-mail. (i.e. Bob Jones)
- E-mail address: Your Pctmail e-mail address (i.e.bobjones@pctmail.net )
- Reply address: Should be left blank.
4. Click on the Servers tab and verify the following:
- Incoming mail server: pop3.pctmail.net
- Outgoing mail server:smtp.pctmail.net
- Username: Your PctMail login name (i.e.bobjones , no @pctmail.net or .ppp)
- Password: Your PctMail password
- Log on using Secure Password Authentication should not be checked.
5. Click on the Advanced tab, and verify the following:
- Outgoing Mail (POP3) is set to 25 , and that "This connection requires a secure connection (SSL)" is not checked.
- Incoming Mail (SMTP) is set to 110 , and that "This connection requires a secure connection (SSL)" is not checked.
- It is highly recommended that "Leave a copy of message on server" is not checked.
6. Click OK , then Close |
| Multiple E-mail Accounts |
| There are two methods for handing multiple e-mail accounts using IncrediMail. The first one, using filters, is useful if you simply wish to sort through the mail. The other, Identities, is useful if two or more people have an e-mail account and use the same computer. Each identity would contain the person's inbox, outbox, and address book. Message Rules
1. Add the account by clicking on Tools , then Accounts , then Add .
2. While in the Internet Accounts screen, select each mail account and select Properties . Under the General tab, make sure that each Mail Account has a friendly name (i.e. Bob Jones), since IncrediMail defaults to pop3.pctmail.net with each account creation. Click OK to close out of each account screen. Click Close to get out of the Internet Accounts screen.
3. You will now create the folders for storing the mail. Click on File , then Folder , then New Folder . Type in a name for the Folder (i.e. Bob's Mail ) and hit Enter on your keyboard. Repeat this step for each folder you want to create.
4. You will now add the message rules. Click on Tools and select Message Rules .
5. Click on Add to add a new message rule.
6. On the first line that begins with "If", click on the down arrow and select Received from account . A second pull-down menu will appear, allowing you to select the account.
7. On the second line that says "then", click on the down arrow and select Move it to . Click on the button with the three dots in it ( ... ), select the folder where the mail is supposed to go, then click OK . Your screen should look like this:
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8. Click OK to close out the filter screen.
9. To create additional filters, repeat steps 5-8.
10. Click Close .
Identities
1. Click on File , then Identities , then New Identity .
2. Enter a name for this identity. Leave the password boxes blank, then click OK .
3. You will get a message saying "Identity added. Do you want to switch to IdentityName now?" Click Yes .
4. You may be prompted about the license agreement. Click I Agree .
5. You will be prompted for demographic information. Select the boxes and click Next .
6. The Internet Connection Wizard will then start. Proceed with setting up your e-mail account.
Note: To switch between identities, click on File , then Switch Identity . You may also be prompted with which identity to use when starting IncrediMail
| File Attachments |
To send a file attachment
While composing a message, either click on the paperclip icon or select Insert and select File Attachment . You will be given a screen to select the file to attach. Select the file, then click Open .
NOTE: Consider the end user. Large attachments take a long time to both upload and download. Attachments larger than 3MB may be rejected by the mail server.
To open a file attachment
You will see a big paperclip. Click on the paperclip and select the file. You will receive a file attachment warning. Select Yes if you want to open the attachment. Alternatively, there is an option called "Save Attachments" that will allow you to save the file attachment to the disk.
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