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If you have been unable to receive emails from Proteopedia.Org<ref>The Proteopedia Staff has confirmed (January, 2016) that some email systems reject emails from Proteopedia.Org. One system that we know to reject our emails is yahoo.com. In contrast, we know that gmail.com accepts our emails. We believe the problem is with Proteopedia, not with yahoo.com. We are working to fix this problem.</ref><ref>[[User:Eric Martz|Eric Martz]] is an administrator at Proteopedia.Org who is in charge of approving and creating new accounts.</ref>, here is a workaround. | If you have been unable to receive emails from Proteopedia.Org<ref>The Proteopedia Staff has confirmed (January, 2016) that some email systems reject emails from Proteopedia.Org. One system that we know to reject our emails is yahoo.com. In contrast, we know that gmail.com accepts our emails. We believe the problem is with Proteopedia, not with yahoo.com. We are working to fix this problem.</ref><ref>[[User:Eric Martz|Eric Martz]] is an administrator at Proteopedia.Org who is in charge of approving and creating new accounts.</ref>, here is a workaround. | ||
#Create a new email account at gmail.com. (We know that gmail will accept messages from Proteopedia.) | ==Use Gmail== | ||
#Create a new email account at gmail.com. It is free. (We know that gmail will accept messages from Proteopedia.) | |||
## If you already have a gmail account, you may use it but be sure to '''empty the spam mailbox''' first. | |||
# Request a new account at Proteopedia, using your gmail address. | # Request a new account at Proteopedia, using your gmail address. | ||
# Carefully look for a message from account@proteopedia.org. You '''must''' confirm your email address from a link in this message. If you do not receive this message right away, open "More" and look in your Spam box (and mark messages from Proteopedia as "not spam"!). | |||
# Carefully look for a message from account@proteopedia.org. You '''must''' confirm your email address from a link in this message. If you do not receive this message right away, | # After you confirm your email address, your account will be created (not immediately, but usually within 24 hours, by a human being) and you will receive a second email containing your password. Remember to look in your Spam box. | ||
==Forwarding== | |||
If you wish, you can set your gmail account to automatically forward emails to another email account. | |||
# Click on a gear icon at the upper right and open Settings. | |||
# At the top, click on "Forwarding and POP/IMAP". | |||
# Click on the button "Add a forwarding address" and enter your other email address. | |||
# Check "Forward a copy of incoming mail to" (and set it to the new address). | |||
# At the bottom, '''click the button "Save Changes"'''! | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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