From New Zealand Connections

These are for Xtra Email (@xtra) settings.

In this tutorial, foobar is replaced with your Xtra username.

e.g. if your primary email address is foobar@xtra.co.nz, then your username would be foobar

Step by step instructions

• Open Evolution and go to Edit, Preferences, and find your Xtra account from the 'Mail Accounts' tab.

• Click Edit.

The 'Identify' tab is basically all clean sailing.

On the receiving tab, change the following:

• Server Type: POP
• Server: pop3.xtra.co.nz
• Username: foobar
• Use Secure Connection: SSL Encryption
• Under Authentication Type select Password and tick 'Remember Password'.

On the Receiving Options tab, no changes are necessary

On The Sending Email tab change the following:

• Server Type: SMTP
• Server: send.xtra.co.nz:465 (Thats the tricky bit)
• Tick 'Server requires authentication'
• Use Secure Connection: SSL encryption
• Authentication type: PLAIN
• Username: foobar
• And tick 'Remember password'.
• Click OK, and that's it.

You'll be prompted for your password when it first sends and receives email. Other than that you are all good to go.

For how-to guides configuring other email clients, check the Xtra help section on Yahoo!Xtra email.

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