Setting up IncrediMail

If you see an Account Wizard when you open IncrediMail, please skip to Step 3.

Step 1

On the top menu, click Tools, then "Accounts..." If you already have an account set up and want to enable a secure connection (SSL), proceed to Step 8.

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Step 2

Click on Add.

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Step 3

Click "Let me configure settings myself." Then click Next.

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Step 4

Type your name and email address and click Next.

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Step 5

If IncrediMail does not fill in the values automatically, type mail.digicom256.com into both the Incoming and Outgoing server boxes and click Next. If you have an email address at digi-comm.com, replace mail.digicom256.com with mail.digi-comm.com.

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Step 6

Type your full email address for the username and type your password below it. Then click Finish.

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Step 7

Click OK to finish the account creation.

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Step 8

In the Mail Accounts window, be sure your account is selected. Then click Properties.

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Step 9

In the Properties window, click the Servers tab. Near the bottom, click the checkbox next to "My server requires authentication."

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Step 10

(This step is optional, but highly recommended)
Click the Advanced tab at the top, then click the two checkboxes next to "This server requires a secure connection." Change "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" to 465 and make sure "Incoming Mail (POP3)" is 995.

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Step 11

Click OK to close the Properties box. Click Close on the Mail Accounts window. To check your email, click the "Send/Recv" button at the top of the main window. If you followed Step 10, you will receive a warning message as shown below each time you send or receive mail. It is safe to click Yes.

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Step 12

To reduce the load on the mail server, we recommend changing how often email is checked automatically. Click Tools in the top menu, then "Options..."

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Change the interval to at least 30 minutes and click OK.

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