Configuring Email Addresses

When configuring an email client it is important toEmail Address: Reply address: Set up for new ISP
set up the correct email addresses. Here we willDISplay Name: steve
look at email address set up that is generallyEmail Address: Reply address: Notice that in either
applicable to all email clients (outlook express,case the reply address is the same and it is your
IncrediMail) and all email providers -POP3lifetime or permanent address. Anyone replying to
mailboxes, Yahoo email, Msn Hotmailemail from you will reply to the reply address ().
When you set up an email client like outlookYou will need then to make arrangements with
express for accessing POP3 mailboxes, Yahooyour email address provider to forward this email
email, Msn Hotmail or any other service providerto your new mailbox.
you will be confronted with a screen asking forEmail Forwarding
display name, email address,reply address.Email forwarding allows you to continue to use an
The important fields are :existing email address e.g. an email account
Display Name: This is usually your name orprovided by your lifetime email address provider
nickname and will appear on your email in theregardless of which ISP (Internet service
from address. In the Example above steveprovider) you use.
Email Address: This is the email address given toIf we continue the example of oldISP and newISP
you by your email provider. In the example abovethen any email messages that are sent to need
steve@....... (left bank here because of emailto be forwarded to either the oldISP address or
harvesting). The email address is usuallythe newISP addressoldISP
associated with a physical mailbox.Your ISP or email provider is oldISp your email
Reply address: This is the email address That theaddress and physical mailbox is
recipient will reply to and is either blank or set toYou arrange with the lifetime email address
the same address as the Email address-Theprovider (usually you do it yourself through a
effect is the same. In the example above it is setcontrol panel) to forward email sent to to your
to be the same as the Email address.mailbox newISP
Reply Address Different From EmailYou then decide to change your ISP or email
Normally you set up the email and reply addressprovider to newISp your new email address and
to be the same. There is however a case forphysical mailbox is now
setting them to be different and that is normallyYou now arrange with the lifetime email address
when you have changed email providers but haveprovider (usually you do it yourself through a
retained your old email address. In order to retaincontrol panel) to forward email sent to to your
your email address you need to own the domainmailbox
name and this is covered in more detail in a guideCatch-All Email Addresses
to email addresses and lifetime email addresses.A catch all address is a special case of email
Assuming for now that your addresses are asforwarding. With a catch all email address then all
follows:old: new: lifetime email address: You wouldemail sent to will be forwarded to a single
set up your email client (outlook express ,mailbox.-----> -----> -----> Mailbox1
IncrediMail) as follows:When retrieving email you only need to connect
Set up for old ISPto mailbox1 to retrieve email sent to any of the
DISplay Name: steveaddresses.