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!