FCEC E-mail Information
Add An E-mail Address
E-mail FAQ
E-mail How
To's
1. The incoming mail server is: "mail.fanninelectric.com".
(NO QUOTES / NO CAPS)
2. The outgoing mail server (SMTP) is: "mail.fanninelectric.com".
(NO QUOTES / NO CAPS)
3. The mail server type is: "POP3".
4. You do not log on to the mail
server using secure password authentication.
5. Your user name/account name for the mail server is
the first part of your e-mail address (i.e., username@fanninelectric.com). Note: If
you are using Eudora Light or Eudora Pro, your account is your complete e-mail address.
6. The incoming mail server (POP3) port is: "110".
7. The outgoing mail server (SMTP) port is: "25".
8. If you would like
additional e-mail addresses you will have to contact the administrative contact for Fannin
Country Electrical Co-op (FCEC). While Internet Texoma does host the Web site and
e-mail for FCEC, we do not have authoritative control over making changes such as adding
e-mail addresses.
9. If you will be traveling and would like to check your e-mail
while you are away, this can be done very easily. Simply open a Web browser such as
Internet Explorer or Netscape and go to http://mail.fanninelectric.com.
Enter your user name and password where prompted and you will be able to have full control
over your e-mail from anywhere in the world.
Note: This method will only work to check e-mail addresses
@fanninelectric.com only. If you also have an Internet Texoma e-mail address
[yourname @texoma.net] you can still check your e-mail by following the steps covered in
question 7 of the FAQ below.
Q = Question A = Answer
S = Solution
1.Q Do I have to be connected to the Internet to
receive e-mail?
1.A Yes, before you can do anything
on the Internet, you must be connected.
2.Q How do I set up Netscape Navigator to receive my
e-mail?
2.A Section 4.4a How To Verify And Change Your Mail Settings of Internet
Texoma's How To directory has detailed instructions on setting up Netscape Navigator.
3.Q How do I set up Microsoft Internet Mail to
receive my e-mail?
3.A Section 4.2a How To Verify And Change Your Mail Settings of Internet
Texoma's How To directory has detailed instructions on setting up Internet Mail.
4.Q How do I set up Netscape Communicator to receive
my e-mail?
4.A Section 4.3a How To Verify And Change Your Mail Settings of Internet
Texoma's How To directory has detailed instructions on setting up Netscape Communicator.
5.Q How do I set up Eudora Light to receive my
e-mail?
5.A Section 4.1b How To Verify And Change Your Settings of Internet
Texoma's How To directory has detailed instructions on setting up Eudora Light.
6.Q How do I set up Outlook Express to receive my
e-mail?
6.A Section 4.5b How To Verify And Change Your Settings of Internet
Texoma's How To directory has detailed instructions on setting up Outlook Express.
7.Q I would like to read my e-mail when I am away
from home. How do I do this?
7.A Internet Texoma has a feature
called MailMan. MailMan is a Web-based application which allows the user to send and
receive Internet e-mail from any Internet-connected Web browser. MailMan does not remove
messages from POP3 mailboxes unless you explicitly delete them, so MailMan is an ideal
method of keeping up with Internet e-mail correspondence while you are away from your home
or office without the hassle of configuring another computer. Simply gain access to any
Web browser and point it to http://mailman.texoma.net.
You can use almost any Web browser with MailMan.
8.Q I would like to send a file as attachment with an
e-mail. Is there a limit to the size an attachment can be?
8.A Internet Texoma allows each
e-mail account 5MB of server space. This means that the amount of mail you are receiving
plus the amount you are sending cannot exceed 5MB, but keep in mind that the larger a file
is, the longer it takes to download. As a rule of thumb, don't send a file over 1 or 2MB
in size. Some e-mail clients have trouble downloading anything over 1MB, and the connect
speed of the destination computer will also determine how long it will take to download
the e-mail. Our users don't usually have problems until the files are over 1MB.
9.Q I have requested that an e-mail address be added
to my dial-up account and Internet Texoma has informed me the address has been added and
is ready for use. How do I use my new address and my dial-up address simultaneously?
9.A You have many different options
to choose from in this situation:
- You can install a different e-mail client for each e-mail address you have. This
will work well in some situations (i.e., you prefer receiving your e-mail through Internet
Mail by Microsoft and your spouse prefers using Eudora Light). This option is not
recommended for persons with more than two e-mail addresses.
- If you have several addresses all to yourself, (i.e., two for work, one for personal and
one for fun) there are e-mail clients available that can retrieve mail from several
accounts simultaneously. Microsoft Outlook Express and Eudora Pro are two such
programs.
- If you are in a household with an address for each member of the family, Netscape
Communicator may fit your situation. Each family member can have a profile in
Communicator with his or her e-mail information, and Communicator uses these profiles to
keep each person's e-mail separate from everybody else's. Communicator also uses these
profiles to keep URL bookmarks and newsgroups distinguished between users.
10.Q Can I get a computer virus by checking or
reading my e-mail?
10.A As of this writing it is very
unlikely that a virus can be transmitted in this way. In our opinion normal
anti-virus precautions are adequate. Popular software includes McAfee, Norton Anti-Virus,
or Thunderbyte. Evaluation copies are available on the Web; please visit TUCOWS for anti-virus software. Another way that
your computer can catch a virus is through an e-mail attachment. In this case, you would
have to run the file in order for it to infect anything. A good tip is to not run
any attachments from people that you do not know. Please give us a call if you have
further questions.
11.Q I keep receiving junk e-mail (spam). I
have asked the sender to stop, but with no success. Can Internet Texoma help?
11.A Yes, forward the spam to abuse@texoma.net with complete headers. We will
do what we can to stop the spam.
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