The PWOCI Communications team has issued a PWOC server email address to every active local PWOC worldwide. This email address serves a number of purposes, as follows:

• It allows us to eliminate using personal email addresses on the PWOC website;
• Using an installation email address on the PWOC website’s Installation Locator, and other locations on the website, eliminates the need to update information with each rotation of local leaders, and the lag time of communicating those changes;
• Communication within PWOC is streamlined, as the local PWOC email address would never change. Communication from International or Regional leadership is more reliable and local leaders would be easier to find for ladies new to the installation looking for PWOC;
• When doing PWOC business with outside vendors, using the PWOC email address gives credibility to the ministry and to those doing business on the ministry’s behalf;
• Local PWOC’s can use this new email address in publicity efforts (ie. newspaper) again eliminating the use of personal contact information in public media.

How much this email address is used by the local installation is to be determined by the current local leadership; however, it will be the primary means of communication from the website and Regional and International leadership. We request that at least one person is tasked with checking the inbox on a daily basis, or at least every 2-3 days. Messages should be forwarded on to the appropriate party as determined by the local leadership’s policy. Please select someone that is known to reliably check email daily as it should not be assumed that everyone does.

For more answers as to the technical capabilities of the PWOC Inbox, utlitize the Help topics on the PWOC WebMail page. There are tutorials on this page to help you customize the inbox to your needs and more help topics available within the email system once you log in. Please exhaust these help options first. If you still have trouble, feel free to ask the Web Manager for help!

PWOC server email addresses have been issued to all International and Regional Board members, as well as one email address for each local installation worldwide.

If you are a new board member and believe that you should have a PWOC server email address, but don't have any information for it, you may contact your Regional Administrative Coordinator. Check the Contact Us page for contact information.

International Board Members should contact the Web Manager directly.

Before changing the password of your pwoc.org webmail account, please understand that any necessary maintenance by the PWOC Web Manager will require a password reset. This could delay the maintenance process as well as reconnecting once the maintenance has been completed.

At the PWOC.org WebMail Log-in page, enter your EMail Address & Password supplied by the WebManager, then click 'Manage Mail.'

This will take you to the StartLogic WebMail page for your email account.

Under the first grey tab labeled, 'Mailbox Delivery,' click 'Change Password.'

Enter your NEW password twice and click 'Change.'

You will get a confirmation message that your password has been changed.

If you decide to use an email client, such as Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird or Mac OS X Mail, here are the settings you'll need:

Incoming mail server (POP3 server): pop.pwoc.org
Outgoing mail server (SMTP server):smtp.pwoc.org
Username: the full e-mail address, YourName@pwoc.com
Password: Provided by the WebManager

1. In your mail client, select the incoming/receiving mail option for using SSL (such as "Use SSL" or "Use secure connection (SSL)"). Note: This is not the same as "Secure authentication."
   
   
2. Most clients will set the port automatically when you select the SSL option. Make sure that the port is set to the correct value:
   • POP: 110
     
     
3. Select the outgoing/sending mail option for using SSL (such as "Use SSL" or "Use secure connection (SSL)").
   
   
4. Verify that the SMTP server port is set to 587.

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Tutorials
Learn how to set your email client to work with your webmail account

NOTE: the tutorials below are provided for your convenience; however, if there is a disagreement between the settings within the tutorial versus the settings listed here, use the settings listed here.

• Outlook Express
• Microsoft Outlook 2003
• Microsoft Outlook 2007
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• Mac OS X Mail

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Email protocols

What is POP3?
Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client. POP3 allows you to download email messages on your local computer and read them even when you are offline.

What is IMAP?
The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a mail protocol used for accessing email on a remote web server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 are the two most commonly used Internet mail protocols for retrieving emails. Both protocols are supported by all modern email clients and web servers.

Main difference between IMAP and POP3:
The POP3 protocol assumes that there is only one client connected to the mailbox. In contrast, the IMAP protocol allows simultaneous access by multiple clients. IMAP is suitable for you if your mailbox is about to be managed by multiple users.

What is SMTP?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the standard protocol for sending emails across the Internet.

At the PWOC.org WebMail Log-in page, enter your EMail Address & Password supplied by the WebManager, then click 'Manage Mail.'

This will take you to the StartLogic WebMail page for your email account.

On the second grey bar, labeled 'Forwards,' click the plus sign on the right end to expand the section (if it is not already expanded).

Enter the email address of the account that you would like your mail to forward to in the 'New Address Destination' text box and click 'Add.'

Once the screen refreshes and your email address appears to the top and left of the text box, your change has been accepted and you can close the window.

At the PWOC.org WebMail Log-in page, enter your EMail Address & Password supplied by the WebManager, then click 'Manage Mail.'

This will take you to the StartLogic WebMail page for your email account.

On the third grey bar, labeled 'Autoresponder,' click the plus sign on the right end to expand the section (if it is not already expanded).

Enter your message into the text box and click 'Save Autoresponder' when finished.

Once the screen refreshes, your change has been accepted and you can close the window.