Articles in Category: Email Providers
The companies and services that provide you your email service – from free services to your ISP to other “emal service providers” as well.
Why Do I Always Have to Sign Out Other Sessions in Gmail?
Isolating other sessions in Gmail can become pretty complex. We'll walk through a number of scenarios.
How can I get my lost Hotmail emails back?
The answer isn't going to be too hopeful, though I do have a few small straws you can grasp at.
Why Can’t I Set Yahoo! as My Default Mail Program?
Web-based email services (such as Yahoo) were never designed to be a default Mail-to program, but there are a few ways to get around that.
How Do I Make a New Hotmail Account? Or Outlook.com Account?
Making a new Hotmail or Outlook.com account isn't as obvious as many think. First, you need to make the option visible - by signing out.
What Are Outlook.com’s IMAP, POP3, and SMTP Settings?
Microsoft has enabled POP3, IMAP, and SMTP access to Outlook.com, and thus to Hotmail accounts. I'll walk you through the settings.
What are Yahoo’s IMAP, POP3, and SMTP settings?
Yahoo! now supports accessing your Yahoo! Mail account using POP3 and IMAP on your desktop email program or other device.
How Do I Change My Hotmail or Outlook.com Password?
How to change your Hotmail or Outlook.com password isn't always obvious, particularly when Microsoft keeps changing the interface. I'll walk you through how to change your Hotmail password.
How Do I Print Hotmail Messages Without the Ads?
The trick is to print the email itself and not the page showing in your browser. I'll show you how.
How Can I View Two Different Email Accounts at Once in a Browser?
From multiple browsers to native support, there are a few ways to have multiple browser-based email accounts open at once. I'll review the most common.
How Do I Change My Hotmail or Outlook.com Password If I Forgot It?
Forgot your Hotmail password? Your Outlook.com password? There are a couple of ways to regain access to your account. Using recovery information you set up originally, or information you can remember about the account, I'll show you how to go about getting your account back.
How Do I Get a New Mail Notification for Yahoo! Mail?
The first thing to understand is the difference between an online program (such as the Yahoo website) and a program running locally on your computer. Then I can point you in the right direction.
Why do I keep getting a CAPTCHA?
Most of these major email providers are doing what I would call behavioral analysis. They’re looking for signals that indicate spam and then posting a CAPTCHA.
What Does It Mean that Yahoo! Is Releasing Email Addresses?
Yahoo! recently announced that they were planning to "recycle" unused email addresses. I'll explain what that means, why it's important, and what you need to do.
How Do I Print an Email in Outlook.com (Formerly Hotmail)?
It's not that difficult to print an email in Outlook.com, it just takes looking in what is probably an unfamiliar place for former Hotmail users.
How do I open an .isc file in Outlook.com?
Outlook and Outlook.com are two different and unrelated programs. But once we get past a possible typo, they can both handle ics, not isc, files.
Do Gmail Preview Images Pose a Security Risk?
Gmail occasionally includes preview images of attachments that are included with an email. Rather than being an additional risk, when present, these preview images can help keep you safer.
How Do I Find the IP Address of the Person Who Created a Gmail Account in My Name?
It's not going to be easy. Only law enforcement has the ability to get full IP address information. The curious thing is, how do you have access to the email?
Should I Be Worried about the “Open in Other Locations” Message from Gmail?
This is an interesting feature in Gmail. When you’re traveling, it’s kind of fun to see where Gmail thinks you’ve been accessing it from.
How do I change my Hotmail alternate email address?
Your alternate email address is critical should you forget your password or lose access to your Hotmail account. I'll show you how to set or change it.
Why Doesn’t MSN Hotmail Save My Sent Mail?
In my humble opinion, Hotmail has several annoyances, and this is another one. I can guess why they do it, but nonetheless it annoys a lot of people. Hotmail makes saving "Sent Messages" difficult. Apparently on purpose.
How do I change my “From” user name in MSN Hotmail?
Changing your Hotmail user name, not your email address, is easy. Here's how.
How do I delete this Microsoft Passport?
Well, I can tell you how to delete it, but you don't really want to. Passport is how Hotmail identifies you. It may be annoying, but it's required if you want to read your email.
How do I change my MSN HotMail Secret Question?
This is another question I get often about HotMail. All I can figure is that HotMail's own documentation on your Secret Question must be lacking somehow. Whatever the case, let me walk you through it:
I’ve Forgotten the Answer to My MSN Hotmail Secret Question, And My Password, What Do I Do?
MSN Hotmail actually has three ways to recover your password if you've lost it, but they all require that you have set them up before you run into trouble.
