Setting up email programs like OutlookEudora, and OSXMail on your computer can be pretty easy as all of these email programs provide wizards that makes configuration a piece of cake. All you need are the POPSMTP information and few clicks with the Next and Finish buttons.

There are many benefits in using mail programs, one of which is centralizing all your emails into one place and saving them on your local drive. You will be able to access your emails offline and have your own archives of email messages as back-ups.

Email clients also have more formatting options, signatures, and can also be integrated with event calendars and address books and get more plugins for added functionality. You can also enable mail filters to work with your anti-virus application that makes emailing a pleasant experience.

One of the most common problems with email programs is when it fails to send emails out. This problem usually happens if the port used by the email client to send out mails is blocked. Outgoing servers use port 25 by default. However, if this fails, there are other ports available that ISP’s do use as an alternative.

If blocking issues occur, unsent emails would sit in the outbox until a connection to the SMTP server is established. To see if there is a problem, you can test for blockage by running a Telnet test in the Windows prompt.

To do a Telnet test, go to your MS-DOS/Command Prompt and type in:

telnet YourMailServerName 25

Internet service providers typically block port 25 to reduce spam relays going from their servers. If this is the case, then you will need to use your ISP’s SMTP Server instead.

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