Articles by Semo.net Management

We are proud to inform you that we will be are moving our semo.net and
sheltonbbs.com email to a new mail platform as of Tuesday, April 27.
This new system offers many advancements and upgrades for our users,
including:

* state-of-the-art webmail
* free spam/virus filtering for all mailboxes
* filtered spam will be held in a “Spam” folder in your webmail
* optional SSL encryption
* optional IMAP access
* 2 gigabyte individual mailbox storage
* 25 megabyte maximum email size

All this is being added at no additional cost to you. If you have been
a user of our Postini spam filtering service, you will not be billed
again for the filtering, and your spam will be quarantined in the
semo.net webmail rather than the old Postini portal.

Due to the process of moving the email and migrating existing mailboxes
to the new service, you may experience a short delay in the delivery of
some messages, but no mail should be lost.

Some users may need to update their mail settings to log in to the new
mail. The new system requires that you log in using your entire email
address (for example, “gijoe@semo.net”) rather than just the first part
of the email address like our current service allows (i.e., “gijoe”). If
you need to update your settings, you can find instructions at:

http://blog.semo.net/2010/03/31/please-double-check-your-email-settings/

We are excited to offer this new service to you as we continue our
commitment to provide the best service, support and repair in Southeast
Missouri.

semo.net is preparing to move to a new email system featuring enhanced webmail, increased message sizes, and spam filtering for all users. This new service integrates your webmail and spam filtering service into a single location and increases your email capacity in multiple ways WITHOUT increasing your fees.

The new system requires that you log in using your entire email address (for example, “gijoe@semo.net”) rather than just the first part of the email address like our current service allows (i.e., “gijoe”).

To ensure that you don’t have any problems logging in, you may need to update your mail settings using the instructions below. If you have any questions about this change, feel free to contact us.

Note: if your email address is @sheltonbbs.com or @imsinternet.net, please adjust the instructions below accordingly.

The Webmail on the semo.net homepage is not affected; you do not need to change any settings there.

In Outlook Express or Windows Mail:

1) Open Outlook Express (or Windows Mail).
2) Click Tools then Accounts.
3) Click the Mail tab.
4) Highlight your email account and click the Properties button.
5) Click the Servers tab.
6) In the Account Name field, add @semo.net to the end of your username.
7) Click OK.
8) Click Close

In Mozilla Thunderbird:

1) Open Thunderbird.
2) Click Tools then Account Settings.
3) Click Server Settings in the left-hand menu.
4) In the User Name field, add @semo.net to the end of your username.
5) Click OK

In Windows Live Mail:

1) Open Windows Live Mail.
2) Right-click pop.semo.net and left-click Properties.
3) Click the Servers tab.
4) In E-mail username field, add @semo.net to the end of your username.
5) Click OK.

In Mac Mail:

1) Open Mac Mail.
2) Click on “Mail” at the top, then “Preferences”
3) Click on Accounts at the top.
4) Highlight the email account on the left.
5) Enter your full @semo.net address in the “username” field if it isn’t already there.
6) Restart the mail client
7) You’re done!

In Outlook 2003:

1) Open Outlook 2003
2) Click on “Tools”, then “Email Accounts”.
3) Place a dot in “View or Change Existing Email Accounts”, then click “Next”.
4) Highlight your email account and click “Change”.
5) In the “User Name” field, make sure your entire email address is typed in.
6) Click “Next”
7) Click “Finish”

In Outlook 2007:

1) Open Outlook 2007
2) Click “Tools” then “Account Settings”.
3) Click on your email account.
4) In the “User Name” field, make sure your entire email address is typed in.
5) Click “Next”.
6) Click “Finish”.

We want to remind users that Semo.net’s Support department will never email you asking for your username and password, or asking you to download a file to update settings. We’ve seen another incident of a scammer trying to steal users’ accounts by emailing them claiming to be Semo.net Support. If you receive such an email, do not reply to it or any address contained within, and do not click any links asking you to update or verify settings. Please simply delete the email.

We have blocked all email going to the address specified in the spam so if someone does send their information it should not make it to the sender. We have also contacted the originating ISP about the spam and they have identified the sender and turned off that account.

If you’re ever in doubt about if an email came from us, please do not hesitate to call our office.