Email Configuration for Claris Email for Windows

How do I configure the Claris email program with my Surfanytime  email address for Macintosh?

1. With the Claris program opened, refer to the Setup pull-down menu and choose Internet Setup. A dialog box will appear labeled Internet Service Entry, with several fields and settings to configure.

2. For the Account Name, please input your Surfanytime email name. You can also input the same for the User Name setting, or it can be left blank.

3. For the Email Address field, you would input your Surfanytime email address in the following format, replacing "emailname" with your specific setting:

  emailname@surfanytime.net

4. With the Email Account setting, it would be your "username", which may or may not be the same as your emailname, along with mail.surfanytime.net This in the following format:

  username@mail.surfanytime.net

5. The Email Password would be the same password you use to login to the Internet through Surfanytime.

6. The SMTP Host should be set to the following, which controls the sending of mail messages:

  smtp.surfanytime.net

7. The three settings below this can remain unchecked. Click the Save button at the top to store these settings for future access.

This covers it for setting up your mailbox. Following are details for sending and receiving email with Claris.

Checking Email

In order to check for incoming messages, please refer to the Mail menu, and then select the option Connect Now. A dialog box will then appear, and once it does, click the Connect button. The program will then retrieve any new messages delivered to your mailbox.

From there, another dialog box will appear, with your messages listed in order of receipt. To view, double-click on the message.

Sending Email

In order to send an email message, please refer to the Mail menu, and then select the option New. A dialog box will then appear where you input who you're sending the message to, the subject of the message, and the message itself.

Within the Subject field, type in the subject of your message. For the Recipient field, you would input the first and/or last name, or nickname, for the person you are sending the message to. The Email Address field should include the email address for the person you are sending the message to.

Once these fields are complete, type the message you wish to send in the large space below. Once completed, click the Send Now button at the top of the box to send your message to the user.