In order to send email from Bidspeed you’ll need to setup your SMTP settings in your user preferences. This allows Bidspeed to send mail as if it comes directly from your email account.
If you don’t know your SMTP settings you may need to ask your mail administrator. Several of the more popular public email systems settings are listed here:
Gmail
User Name: (your email address, including the @gmail.com)
Password: (your gmail password)
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com
Outgoing server port: 587
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Yes (checked)
My SMTP Server requires encryption: Yes (checked)
GoDaddy Email
User Name: (your email address, including the @domain.com)
Password: (your email password)
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtpout.secureserver.net
Outgoing server port: 3535
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Yes (checked)
My SMTP Server requires encryption: No (un-checked)
Yahoo!
User Name: (your email address, including the @domain.com)
Password: (your email password)
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com (Business Mail) smtp.mail.yahoo.com (Yahoo! mail)
Outgoing server port: 587
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Yes (checked)
My SMTP Server requires encryption: No (not checked)
Hotmail
User Name: (your email address, including the @hotmail.com)
Password: (your email password)
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.live.com
Outgoing server port: 587
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Yes (checked)
My SMTP Server requires encryption: Yes (checked)
Intuit Homestead
User Name: (your email address, including the @yourdomain.com)
Password: (your email password)
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.yourdomain.com (smtp.yourdomain.net)
Outgoing server port: 587
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Yes (checked)
My SMTP Server requires encryption: No (not checked)
