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Enabling SMTP authentication with a third-party mail client will ensure your mail client will connect to your server. Here are the instructions fort Outlook 2003, Outlook Express and Mac Mail.
Outlook 2003
- From the Tools menu, select E-mail Accounts.
- Select View or change existing e-mail accounts and click Next.
- Select the email account and click Change.
- Click More Settings.
- On the Outgoing Server tab, check My outgoing server requires authentication.
- Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server and click OK.
Outlook Express
- From the Tools menu, select Accounts.
- Select the email account and click Properties.
- On the Servers tab, check My server requires authentication and click Settings.
- Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server and click OK.
Mac Mail
- From the Mail menu, click Preferences.
- From Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) dropdown, select Add Server. If the mail server has already been added, click Server Settings.
- Set Authentication to Password.
- Enter the Outgoing Mail server information:
- Outgoing Mail Server: mail.domainname.xyz
- Server Port: 25
- Authentication: choose Password from the dropdown
- User Name: the email address used to log into the webmail interface
- Password: the password for the email address
- Click OK.
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