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email_at_sdf [2024/02/13 22:12] – [Email Programs from Shell (Memberships: User or ARPA or MetaARPA)] smooth out formatting and verbiage peteyboyemail_at_sdf [2024/02/13 22:20] – add link for Virtual Private Mailbox peteyboy
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     * for your main User/ARPA/metaARPA account, it should be the same as your login name, example: ''user1234''     * for your main User/ARPA/metaARPA account, it should be the same as your login name, example: ''user1234''
     * If you are accessing mail for a //VPM// account, your username should be the full email address with your VPM/VHOST domain name, ex: ''user5678@vhost1234.org''     * If you are accessing mail for a //VPM// account, your username should be the full email address with your VPM/VHOST domain name, ex: ''user5678@vhost1234.org''
-  * Your password should be either your account password (for your main User/ARPA/metaARPA account), or the password you set for the VPM email address using ''[[mkvpm]]''+  * Your password should be either your account password (for your main User/ARPA/metaARPA account), or the password you set for your [[Virtual Private Mailbox]] email address using ''[[mkvpm]]''
  
 === Setting up to read mail with IMAP === === Setting up to read mail with IMAP ===
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 After you've set up your email client to receive mail (see above), the next thing you need to do is figure out the outgoing mail server that your computer or device's ISP provides. After you've set up your email client to receive mail (see above), the next thing you need to do is figure out the outgoing mail server that your computer or device's ISP provides.
  
-For example, if you are with Comcast on your computer at home, you can set up POP3 or IMAP in your favorite mail client as described above to read your SDF mail, and use your Comcast mail SMTP server (outgoing mail server) to send mail "from" your SDF account. On your phone, you can do the same, except you would use Verizon/Sprint/T-mobile's SMTP server (you may have to look up how if you don't know it) for sending messages "from" your SDF account. +For example, if you are with Comcast on your computer at home, you can set up POP3 or IMAP in your favorite mail client as described above to read your SDF mail, and use your Comcast mail SMTP server (outgoing mail server) to send mail "from" your SDF account. On your phone, you can do the same, except you would use Verizon/AT&T/T-mobile's SMTP server (you may have to look up how if you don't know it) for sending messages "from" your SDF account. 
  
 Next, you can follow the directions in [[setting up mail clients]], but you'll have to replace the values for the settings with those of your ISP's outgoing SMTP server. Next, you can follow the directions in [[setting up mail clients]], but you'll have to replace the values for the settings with those of your ISP's outgoing SMTP server.
email_at_sdf.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/13 22:24 by peteyboy