Tech Tips: Adding e-mail addresses a simple task

As the world of e-mail becomes more complicated, people are realizing the value of having more than one e-mail address.

Maybe you have set up a separate e-mail address for a free e-mail account like Gmail, for example. Or maybe you have more than one set up because you have an e-mail address for business and one for home use.

I have 10 e-mail addresses. I have two main business addresses, an address on one of my client’s systems, a Gmail address, and six that I use to manage our various newsletters.

When I tell people this, some of them think I must have 10 e-mail programs. Actually, except for Gmail, I manage them all through one e-mail program.

Technically, I could add my Gmail account to my e-mail program, too. I just haven’t gotten around to it.

In any case, adding e-mail accounts is quite simple to do.

For example, in Outlook Express, choose Tools| Accounts. Click the Add button and press Mail.

Outlook Express walks you through a wizard so you can set up your new account. Most other e-mail programs have some way to add more than one account as well.

No matter what e-mail software you use, when you set up an account, you do need to have some information handy.

Generally, you can get the specifics from your Internet service provider or Web site hosting company.

You need to know what type of e-mail server you have (POP3, IMAP or HTTP), your account name and password, and the name of the incoming and outgoing mail servers.

Once it’s set up, you can check all your e-mail accounts with just one click.