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:

• On the File menu, click Configure Email.
• In E*TRADE FX platform, on the System menu, click Configure Email.

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.

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:

• In the E-mail address box, type the e-mail address.
• In the Username box, type the username.
• In the Password box, type the password.

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.

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 indicates that the wizard has validated the e-mail settings. Continue with Step 6.
• The Connection Failed page indicates that the wizard has failed to connect to the mail server. To troubleshoot, see What To Do If Connection Fails?
• The Authentication Failed page indicates that the wizard has failed to pass authentication on the mail server. To troubleshoot, see What To Do If Authentication Fails?

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.

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?

From: your e-mail address

To: your e-mail address

Subject: E-mail Configurator Test E-mail Message

Hello!

If the test e-mail message is received, the settings are configured correctly, and your e-mail address has been specified as the test e-mail message address.
The test e-mail message has been sent by E-mail Configurator.

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:

• To enable e-mail notification when you add a new strategy or alert, see Add Strategy or Alert.
• To configure a running strategy or alert, see Change Strategy or Alert Parameters.