Follow the steps detailed below to use Entourage 2004 to send/receive emails.
1. Start Entourage. Click Tools -> Accounts.
2. In the Accounts window, click New.
3. The Account Setup Assistant will start. Click the Configure account manually button.
4. In the New Account dialog box, select the Account type as POP or IMAP as per your choice.
5. Provide the relevant information in the following fields -
- Account name - you can enter any name via which you would like to refer this mailbox (Sales, Support, etc.)
- Name - the name that you want others to see when you send a message
- E-mail address - your email address such as user@yourdomainname.com
- Account ID - your email address such as user@yourdomainname.com
- POP/IMAP Server (Incoming Server) - pop.yourdomainname.com if you choose POP and imap.yourdomainname.com if you choose IMAP
- Password - password for your email account
- SMTP server - smtp.yourdomainname.com
Then, click the Click here for advanced sending options button under Sending mail section.
6. Select the checkbox labeled SMTP server requires authentication and set authentication to Use same settings as receiving mail server.
7. Click OK in the Edit Account window and then close the Accounts window to save your settings. Your account is now configured to send and receive mails.
Usually, the port used for the Outgoing Mail Server/SMTP Service is 25. However, there might be a situation where your ISP might be blocking the use of port 25 for SMTP service. Many ISPs block port 25 in order to minimize the amount of spam sent using their network. If you are facing issues sending mails using the default port 25, you can confirm with your ISP whether port 25 is indeed blocked by them.
To circumvent this, Dinsol.Co.In allows you to use an alternate port 2525 for sending mails if port 25 is blocked -
a. In Entourage, on the Tools menu, click Accounts.
b. In the Accounts window, the email account configured is listed. Select the account and click Edit.
c. This will bring up the Edit Account window.
Click the Click here for advanced sending options button under Sending mail section.
d. In the Override default SMTP port field, replace the default port number 25 with the alternate port number 2525.
e. Click OK in the Edit Account window to save the changes.