Preferences Dialog

The Preferences dialog allows you to specify application preferences, including your SMTP mail server name and e-mail account information. You can show the Preferences dialog by choosing the Preferences command from the Edit menu.

SMTP mail server
Type the name of the host that you use to send mail.

If your mail server uses a non-standard port, you can specify a port number by typing a colon (:) and the port number after the server name. (Example: smtp.yourisp.com:25)

SMTP Options
Click this button to specify additional options for the SMTP server, including authorization information, mail format verification, and a From Account. The SMTP Options dialog will be shown.

E-mail Accounts
This list shows the e-mail accounts that have been defined for mail forwarding.

  • To add a new account, click the Add button. The Add Account dialog will be shown.
  • To change an account, select the account from the list and click the Change button. As a shortcut, you can double-click the entry. The Change Account dialog will be shown.
  • To delete an account, select the account from the list and click the Delete button.

Default Forward to
Type an e-mail address to use for accounts that do not have a forwarding address specified. If you have several accounts that are to be forwarded to the same e-mail address, you can use this field to avoid entering the address into each account. This field is optional.

Forward mail automatically
Click this box to automatically forward mail at the specified Time Interval. Any errors that occur during automatic mail processing are shown in the Mail Forward Log window.

Time interval (minutes)
Type the number of minutes (10-9999) to wait between automatic mail processing runs.