Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Verizon email username and password
- Incoming and outgoing mail server names
Step1
Make a note of the full and correct username associated with your Verizon email account. For some account types, the username is considered the portion of your email address which precedes the "@" sign. Conversely, the entire address (following the form "name@domain.com") may be considered the username for the purposes of IMAP setup. If in doubt, contact Verizon for clarification.
Step2
Learn the default password Verizon created for your email account. You'll have the chance to change it later. For now, just use whatever combination of letters and numbers Verizon provided you with.
Step3
Use mail.verizon.com as the name of your incoming mail server. If that is not accepted by the IMAP system during setup, contact Verizon to see if the name of the incoming mail server has changed. If so, write it down and ask the name of the outgoing mail server as well--you'll need it.
Step4
Expect that the name of the outgoing mail server for Verizon email service will be "smtp.verizon.com." You'll need to provide the system with this information as well in order to set up your IMAP successfully.
Step5
Contact Verizon customer service if you're asked to provide a domain name and you don't know what it is. Contact information is available on the Verizon website (see Resources below).
Step6
Insert the CD-ROM Verizon supplied you with when you subscribed to their Internet service. It contains the software you'll need to install the Verizon email client. Follow the instructions to install the client.
Step7
Set up your Verizon email account using IMAP by providing the information you're prompted to enter. This will include your Verizon username, email password, the names of the incoming and outgoing mail servers, and the domain name may also be required. Once you enter this information and click "OK" (or whatever equivalent is used), your Verizon email will be configured for IMAP service.
