Configuring E-mail for Known E-mail Providers

Brief

This section describes how to configure e-mail settings for the following e-mail providers: AOL Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, Lycos Mail, MSN Mail, and Yahoo!

Details

To make configuring of e-mail settings easier, E*TRADE FX platform provides the E-mail Configurator wizard. You can use the wizard at any time even when you are not logged on E*TRADE FX platform.

To start the wizard, do one of the following:

The wizard starts, collects information about your accounts, and then the Choose an Account page appears.

Step 1: Select the check box next to the account or accounts for which you want to configure the e-mail settings, and then click Next.

Note: The warning message "The selected accounts..." appears if you select the accounts that have been configured already. Click Yes to assign new e-mail settings to the accounts and overwrite the old ones. Click No to select other accounts to configure.

The Warning! message [show]

Step 2: The Choose an E-mail Provider page appears.


Select the e-mail provider you use, and then click Next.

Step 3: The E-mail Account Settings page appears.


3.1 Specify your e-mail settings:

Note: The username is usually the same as the e-mail address.

3.2 Click Next.

Step 4: Wait while the E-mail Settings Validation progress page is being displayed.

The E-mail Settings Validation page [show]

Note: During the validation, the wizard tries to connect to the mail server and pass authentication.

Step 5: Proceed in accordance with the instructions of the page that appears. It can be one of the following:

The Test E-mail Message page [show]

The Connection Failed page [show]

The Authentication Failed page [show]

Step 6: The Test E-mail Message page allows to send a test e-mail message and verify the configuration finally.



Click the Send a message button.

Step 7: Wait while the Sending a Test E-mail Message progress page is being displayed.

The Sending a Test E-mail Message page [show]

Step 8: Check your mail box, and, if the test e-mail message is received, on the Test E-mail Message page, click Next.

If the test e-mail message is not received, see What To Do If Test E-mail Message Is Not Received?

The Test E-mail Message Content [show]

Step 9: The Finish page appears.



Check the e-mail settings and accounts, and then click Finish.

The wizard saves the e-mail settings and closes. Now you can configure a strategy or alert to send e-mail notification messages:

Articles

What To Do If Connection Fails?

This section describes what to do if the wizard fails to connect to the mail server.

What To Do If Authentication Fails?

This section describes what to do if the wizard fails to pass authentication on the mail server.

What To Do If Test E-mail Message Is Not Received?

This section describes what to do if the test e-mail message is not received.

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