Ecunet provides "authenticated SMTP" to our e-mail members.  This means members may configure their e-mail software (such as Outlook Express) to send e-mail at any time by logging directly into "mail.ecunet.org."  A user name and password is used in authenticated SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) to send email messages.

Here is how this authentication feature works in Outlook Express: 

1) Once your Ecunet account is set up using either POP3 or IMAP, perform the following in order to use Authenticated SMTP.
2) Open Outlook Express.
3) Go to Tools and choose Accounts.
4) Click the Mail tab and single-click "mail.ecunet.org," and choose Properties.
5) Click the Servers tab. If the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) indicates "mail.ecunet.org," continue these instructions.
6) Under Outgoing Mail Server, place a check for the box that indicates "My server requires authentication."
7) Click the Settings button. Ensure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server in selected.
8) Click OK.
9) Click OK again.
10) Finally, click Close.

*NOTE*: Users using EarthLink, AOL, their subsidiaries and other ISP's with 'port 25 blocking' will need to also change the outgoing SMTP port from 25 to 26. This can be done on the Advanced tab under Server Port Numbers. See step 6 after following instructions 1 thru 5 on how to get to this area.

Congratulations!  You are now ready to Send/Receive authenticated e-mail at Ecunet!

Additional information on setting up Ecunet e-mail is available online:

[ Enabling E-mail access to Ecunet discussions ]
[ Meeting management ]
[ IMAP settings ]
[ POP3 settings ]