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ENTOURAGE
Get your e-mail account up and running
Whether you're switching to a different Internet service provider
(ISP) or setting up an account for the first time, it's easy to set
up an e-mail account in Microsoft Entourage for Mac. In fact, if you
use one of the more popular ISPs, Entourage can configure your
account settings for you automatically. By using the information in
this article, you can enter the basic mail account settings you need
for Entourage.
Note Entourage might be able to
configure your account automatically if you are connecting to a
mailbox on an Exchange Server. For information on setting up an
Exchange account, see Entourage Help.
If Entourage cannot automatically configure account setting for your
ISP, you'll need to enter specific information to set up your
account. Different ISPs might use different terminology when
referring to the same account settings, so we've included common
synonyms to help you identify the information you need.
Note When you set up your
account with your ISP, the ISP might send you a letter that contains
your account settings, which you will need to set up your mail
account. If you don't have such a letter or you are unsure of a
setting, ask your ISP for the correct information.
Account settings
Entourage provides a number of settings for mail accounts, ranging
from basic settings that apply to all mail accounts — such as your
name and e-mail address — to more advanced settings that you can use
to customize how you send, receive, and organize your messages. The
following paragraphs describe basic settings that you need to set in
Entourage to send and receive messages.
Account type Entourage uses the account type to determine the
type of communications to use when receiving messages from your
account. Entourage supports three account types (sometimes called
protocols): POP (Post Office Protocol); IMAP (Internet Message
Access Protocol); and MSN® Hotmail®.
Many ISPs provide only one type of account, so the setup information
provided by your ISP might not indicate what type of account you
have. In that case, you might be able to determine your account type
by looking for clues in the setup information. For example, if the
setup information indicates that your mail is stored on a POP server
or the name of the server contains "pop" or "pop3", your account
type is probably POP. (If you're wondering what a POP server is,
don't worry. We'll talk about servers a little later.)
After you determine what type of account you have, you're ready to
use the Edit Account dialog box to enter additional settings for the
account.
Open the Edit Account dialog box
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On the Tools
menu, click Accounts.
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Click the Mail tab, and then
click New.If the Account Setup Assistant appears, click Configure
account manually.
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On the Account type pop-up
menu, click POP, IMAP, or Hotmail/MSN, depending on the type of
account you have.
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Click OK.
In the following picture, the
numbered boxes indicate where you need to enter your account
settings in the Edit Account dialog box. Read on for descriptions of
the boxes and hints for determining your settings.
Account name Any name for the account that you want. This
name appears only in Entourage — if you have more than one mail
account, it can help you distinguish one account from another.
Name The name that you
want to appear in messages you send from the account. Recipients of
your messages can use the name to distinguish your messages from
those that they receive from other people. Depending on your
preference, it might be your full name, your first name only, your
initials, or whatever name you want to be known by.
E-mail address The
address that people should use when sending messages to you. This is
the Internet address of the mailbox that stores your messages. It
consists of three parts: a name that uniquely identifies your
mailbox, an at (@) symbol, and the domain name of your mail server,
for example, "someone@example.com".
Account ID The name
that Entourage should provide when connecting to the mail server — a
computer on the Internet that stores e-mail messages — to receive
your messages. This name uniquely identifies you and your mailbox.
Other common terms for an account ID are: e-mail ID; mailbox name;
user name; screen name; logon ID; logon name; and mail logon.
Depending on your ISP, your account ID might be the name that you
use when connecting to the Internet or it might be a different name.
In many cases, your account ID is the portion of your e-mail address
that precedes the at (@) symbol. For example, if your e-mail address
is "someone@example.com," your account ID might be "someone".
POP server or IMAP server
(depending on your account type) The Internet address of the
mail server that Entourage should connect to when receiving your
messages. This address might consist of only letters, letters and
numbers, or only numbers, and it typically includes three or four
parts that are separated by periods (.). Examples of POP or IMAP
servers might be "mail.example.com", "pop.mail.example.com", or
"192.168.7.27". Other common terms for POP server or IMAP server
are: message server; receiving server; incoming server; and server
address.
Note If you're setting up an MSN
Hotmail account, you don't need to enter this information.
Password The password
that Entourage should provide when connecting to the mail server to
receive your messages. Passwords are frequently case-sensitive — for
example, if your password is mypassword and you type MYPASSWORD, you
won't be able to receive your messages. In Entourage, you can either
enter your password each time you receive messages or you can save
your password so that you do not have to enter it each time. Other
common terms for password are: mailbox password; mail pass; and
logon password.
Note If you decide to have
Entourage save your password, anyone who has access to your computer
can send and receive messages from your account.
SMTP server The
Internet address of the mail server that Entourage should connect to
when sending your messages. Like a POP or IMAP server, this address
might consist of only letters, letters and numbers, or only numbers,
and it typically includes three or four parts that are separated by
periods (.). Examples of SMTP server addresses might be "smtp.example.com",
"smtp.mail.example.com", or "192.168.7.27". Other common terms for
SMTP server are: outgoing message server; sending server; and SMTP
server address.
Note If you're setting up an MSN
Hotmail account, you don't need to enter this information.
After you enter the preceding information, the basic settings that
you need to send and receive messages from the account are complete.
In addition to these basic settings, you can also enter advanced
security settings as well as customize how you want to send,
receive, and manage your messages. In most cases, you don't need
these additional settings to send and receive messages successfully.
To learn about these additional settings, search for account
options in Entourage Help.
Information Contained Herein (above) Last Updated: April 28,
2004
Source: Microsoft.com
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Additional Help
This also seems to be a
good tutorial.
Note Excepting STEP 7 ... we do
NOT require or use a SSL (secure connection). Also in Step 8 we ONLY
require "SMTP server requires authentication" and "Use same settings
as receiving mail server".
Information Contained Above Added: June 27, 2007
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