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To create e-mail accounts in Opera, follow these steps:
On the Toolbar, click Tools and select Mail and chat accounts from the menu.
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The Manage accounts window appears.
Click the New button. .
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The New account wizard window opens.
Select Regular e-mail (POP) from the list.
Click the Next button to continue.
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Real name = Your Name.
E-mail address = Enter the e-mail address of the account your configuring.Click the Next button to continue.
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Login name = Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password = Enter the e-mail account password.Important: Passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure the Caps Lock is disabled.
Click the Next button to continue.
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Incoming server = The Incoming (POP3) mail server is: mail.yourdomain.com (or .net).
Outgoing server = The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server is: mail.yourdomain.com (or .net).Important: You still need to enable SMTP authentication.
Click the Finish button.
- We're back to the Manage accounts window.
- Highlight the new account and click the Edit button.
- Enabling SMTP Authentication:
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The Account properties window appears.
SMTP authentication is an important part of your e-mail account configuration. Without it, you will not be able to send e-mail. All that is required is a username and a password.
- Select the Servers tab.
- Note the two sections: Incoming POP server and Outgoing SMTP server.
- Outgoing SMTP server:
- Authentication = Select Plaintext from the drop-down menu.
Username = Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Password = Enter the e-mail account password
Port Number = 587 . - Important: passwords are case-sensitive. Ensure the Caps Lock is disabled.
- Authentication = Select Plaintext from the drop-down menu.
- Click the OK button to save the changes and to close the window.
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We return to the Manage accounts window.
Click the Close button.