Important Points

• These instructions assume your email account has already been setup and is collecting email correctly.

• Take a note of any settings you change.

• Only change the items specified - you should not need to change either your email address, POP3 server, POP3 username / password.

• These instructions are only for Vista Windows Mail - for other email programs please see How To Setup inboxFX SMTP Server or contact us.

• We have instructions for alternate port which is generally used if your ISP blocks the normal port 25 SMTP access (as most ISPs do these days!).

Step One

• Load Windows Mail (Click Start | All Programs | Windows Mail)

• From the main screen open the the 'Tools' menu and then select 'Accounts...'

Step Two

• Click on the email account to modify - this will cause it to become highlighted

• Click on the 'Properties' button

Step Three

• Click on the "Servers" tab.

• Change the 'Outgoing mail server (SMTP)' to the SMTP server we supplied with your signup email (smtp.inboxfx.com)
  

• Check the box for "My server requires authentication"

• Click the 'More Settings...' button

Step Four

• Select 'Log on using'

• Enter the InboxFX SMTP username and password we supplied

• IMPORTANT: 'ibfxusername' is an example - if your inboxFX SMTP username was 'srfc1234' enter it as that and *not* as 'ibfxsrfc1234'

• Tick the 'Remember password' option

• Click the "OK" button
  

Step Five

• Click on the 'Advanced. tab

• Change the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' port number to the alternate port (port 2525 is recommended)

• 'Ok' button

Step Six

• Click the "OK" | then "Close" button

Step Seven

• You should now be back to the main Windows Mail screen

• Close Windows Mail and then reload

• Check you are online then test to ensure you can send mail correctly

• All done!