Email Settings

Comcast

Incoming mail server: mail.comcast.net
Outgoing mail server: smtp.comcast.net
login using secure password authentication
my outgoing server requires authentication - use same settings as my incoming mail server

Cox (near Fairfax)

POP Server: pop.east.cox.net
SMTP Server: smtp.east.cox.net

Gmail

POP needs to be enabled through web-mail (Settings>Forwarding and POP/IMAP)
Incoming mail server: pop.gmail.com
Outgoing mail server: smtp.gmail.com
My outgoing server requires authentication - use same settings as my incoming mail server

Hotmail (Windows Live Hotmail Plus)

Incoming mail server: pop3.live.com
Outgoing mail server: smtp.live.com
My outgoing server requires authentication - use same settings as my incoming mail server

Yahoo (requires Yahoo Mail Plus - $20/year, can't use Outlook with basic Yahoo account)

Incoming mail server: plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing mail server: plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing mail server requires authentication - use same settings as my incoming mail server
Advanced tab -

• For Incoming Server (POP3), select the This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) checkbox. The number in the Incoming Server (POP3) field automatically changes from 110 to 995. If it doesn’t, type 995.
• In the Outgoing Server (SMTP) field, type 465. Under Outgoing Server (SMTP), select the This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) checkbox.
• Next to Use the following type of encrypted connection, select SSL from the pull-down menu.

Revised: February 2, 2010