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How to configure OPERA to get your E-mail

This tutorial will explain how to change Opera's mail client from the old mail system to the new.  You can download Opera from their site, Opera.com.

1. Open Opera, click on the Mail menu, then "Manage accounts..."
   
2. This will bring up the Manage Accounts window.  Click on the Edit... Button while selecting the account you are updating.
   
3. In the Account properties window, click on the Servers Tab to enter the new information.
4. The Usernames on all e-mail accounts for the new system are the same as the e-mail addresses themselves. If your e-mail address were john@example.com, your previous username would have been 'john'. The new username for that address would be john@example.com
   1. Note: If your ISP blocks Outgoing mail from third party mail servers, You Must use your ISP's SMTP server. You must contact them for this imformation. ProHosting does not know your ISP's SMTP server.
   2. The Outgoing SMTP server now requires a Username and a Password. These are the same as the username and password on the incoming mail server. For instance, john@example.com
   
   
5. Many ISPs block the default POP3 Sending port (25) on third party mail servers (like the mail server for your domain). If you have difficulty sending mail with the default server settings, you must find out your ISP's SMTP mail server and use it.
   
   1. Make sure that you input your Outgoing Login information, or you will not be able to send your mail. (unless of course you are using your ISP's mail server to send the mail) 
      
   2. There are several other items of interest in the other tabs, but they are personal preference, and will not be addressed by this tutorial.  You should explore them for yourself.
      
6. NOTE: In order to keep from taking up more space on the Web server than is needed, Un-Check the "Leave messages on server" checkbox.
   
   

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7. You have now successfully updated your mail account, and should be able to check it.  The default shortcut key for this is CTRL+K, or you can check it from the menu on the top.