Valid Email Notification

[jcc625]

I received a 2nd Notice - Action Required Now - Important Changes to Your email notice.  Is the following valid before I go and make changes?

Dear Valued Verizon Customer,

As a follow-up to the email we recently sent regarding the Verizon plan to phase out old settings used to send and receive Verizon.net emails through an alternate email application (for example Outlook Express®, MS Outlook, Windows Live Mail or via compatible cell phone and tablets), we wanted to remind you that it is critical that you make the setting changes below to avoid disruption to your service and to take advantage of the latest security functionality. After September 2013, Verizon will begin implementing changes that could cause a disruption to your service if you have not implemented the new settings.

We noticed that you still have not updated your devices to the new settings. To make sure you are able to continue to send and receive your verizon.net email on all of your devices, you will need to modify the server settings (also knows as "POP" settings) on each device to match the new settings.   

Please update your POP email application’s inbound and outbound server settings as soon as possible to match the new settings below: 

Server	Current Setting	New Setting	SSL Enabled	Port
POP3 Server	incoming.verizon.net	pop.verizon.net	YES	995
SMTP Server	outgoing.verizon.net	smtp.verizon.net	YES	465
TIPS: Depending on your email application, you may need to turn off Secure Password Authentication and, if applicable, make sure your Authentication method is set to “Password” or “Normal password.” In addition, you may need to restart your device for these new settings to take effect and for your email to continue working properly.

Note – There are no setting changes when accessing verizon.net email via myverizon/webmail.

If you need assistance in updating your settings, you may:

• Go to verizon.com/emailassist for a guided setup
• Use our In-Home Agent tool, if installed on your computer
• Visit verizon.com/emailsettings for a general overview and setup instructions
• Visit our online forum at forums.verizon.com for additional information that may be available

If you want to verify the validity of this notification and the instructions contained here, please sign into your myverizon.com account and click on "Check Verizon Announcements" under the "I Want To..." menu bar.

Please take the necessary steps now to avoid interruption of your email service.

Thank you for being a valued Verizon customer. 

Sincerely,

Your Verizon Team

[somegirl]

Yes, it's valid. (Unless you have a Yahoo partnered account.) There are several threads in the Email board about various settings, so if it doesn't work for any reason, try searching around there.

[jefro1]

We do not understand what we have to do in regards to this e-mail