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Configuring email software for use with BEV
There are two steps to successfully setting up your email software.
Determine settings
At least four settings need to be configured to use your BEV email:
- Email address: This is your full BEV email address. For example:
johndoe@bev.net.
- Username and password: Username may also be referred to as a PID
or POP login name. The username is case-sensitive, use all lower case letters.
The first part of your email address is your username. For example, if your
address is johndoe@bev.net then your username is johndoe.
- Incoming mail server (POP3) hostname: For most customers, this should be set to
pop.bev.net.
Premium Community Connections customers who have their own domain should set their incoming
mail to their own pop server (example pop.mydomain.org)
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP) hostname: This setting depends on the
modem pool or access you use. If and only if you use Virginia Tech's modem
pool or Virginia Tech Ethernet, you should use: smtp.bev.net. Premium Community Connections customers who have
their own domain and use Virginia Tech modem pool or Virginia Tech Ethernet should use their own smtp server (example
smtp.mydomain.org) Otherwise,
you must use the outgoing mail server hostname provided by your internet service
provider. For example, mail.isp.com.
Email programs have many more settings that can be manipulated. But, in most
instances, the items above are the only fields that must be configured for operation
of your BEV email. For example, although the instructions here don't mention
it, most email software will have a field to fill in your full name.
Note: The settings below contain the domain suffix BEV.NET. If you already
have a BEV.ORG account the instructions are the same except substitute BEV.ORG
for BEV.NET.
Configure software
You may configure your email software to use POP with or without SSL.
POP over SSL
POP without SSL
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