| Menu Item | Older interfaces |
| 2 - Click Options/Mail Options (or More Options) |
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| 3 - Click Accounts |
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| 4a - To add, configure and verify a new FROM address, click the Add Acount |
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| 4b - To verify an existing sending address highlight it and click on "verify this account" |
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5 - Enter an Account name: (doesn't matter what) for display purposes in the interface.
6 - Enter the display name of the email address you want to appear in the FROM field, in the box Your 'From' name: - this will appear as a display name in the FROM field of email sent from the account within webmail. It doesn't matter what it is if using an email client such as Outlook Express. Then enter the email address that you want to appear in the FROM field, in the box Email address: - this must be a genuine email address as you will be sent a verification email to that address with a clickable URL and a confirmation code in it. Note: An email address entered is converted to lower case. This is relevant for [12] below 7 - Receiving Mail - this item is usually not required via a mail client program, but if required the details should be self explanatory. |
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| 8 - Click on Save Changes. Either the verfication email is sent automatically, or Click on "Send code" in the small window, and BTYahoo! will now send a verification email to the FROM email address, and a green tick will indicate that an email has been sent. |
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| Menu Item | New webmail interface |
| 2 - Click Options/Mail Options |
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| 3 - Click Mail Accounts |
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4 - To add a new FROM address, click the Add button |
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| 5 - Enter an Account Name (doesn't matter what) for display purposes in the interface. Enter the email address that you want to send FROM in the box Email address - this must be a genuine email address as you will be sent a verification email to that address with a clickable URL to confirm you actually "own" it. Then press Continue |
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| 6 - Receiving Mail - this item is usually not required via a mail client program, but if required the details should be self explanatory. |
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7 - You should receive a box as shown with the email address you want to send from. Hopefully an email will be received at that email address, so you can click the link within to acknowledge. Click the OK button.
You can alter the From by amending the Sending name. If you have not yet received an email, you can try to Resend Email |
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| 8 - This doesn't always work, and you may get the picture as shown, along with the spelling mistake. It gives no reason for the failure. |
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