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This area deals with setting up your mail preferences. Refer to this page for setting up your POP, SMTP and News preferences.
incoming mail server
This may be referred to as Incoming mail server, POP3 account or something similar. POP stands for Post Office Protocol. This protocol picks up mail from our mail server and delivers it to the appropriate mailbox. The incoming mail server is
However if you are using Eudora then the POP server is
- username@pop.pavilion.net
outgoing mail server
This may be referred to as Outgoing (SMTP) mail server, Outgoing mail (SMTP) or something similar. SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transport Protocol. This protocol is used to transfer email to others addresses on the Internet via our mail server.
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mail server user name
This may be referred to as Mail Server user name, account id, POP3 username or something similar. This should be set to your mailbox name which is usually the same as your username. If you are unsure contact technical support.
news server
This may be referred to as Discussion groups (news) Server, NNTP/NNRP host, Usenet news settings or something similar. This is the setting you need to allow you to subscribe to and read mail from news groups
resources for finding people
There are many resources for finding people on the Internet; some rely on people registering and some do not. These resources are mainly American, but have some useful information. If there are any resources you would like to see added please contact technical support.
junk mail
This area deals with spamming, what it is and more importantly, how to stop it!
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