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> # Mail Check Channel

> Mail Check shows you if your mail server is alive and the number of unread messages.

> Depending on how the administrator has configured the standard Portal Desktop, the mail check channel might provide the option to edit your mail server preferences. By default, the mail check channel is configured to read the settings from the NetMail email application, and does not provide an edit button.

> If the mail check channel’s edit button is enabled, you can specify the server and user information in the edit page.

> ## To Enable Mail Check

> If the NetMail information is not already set for you, you can set mail server and user information in the User Information channel.

> 1. From User Information channel, select Edit.

> The Edit User Information page displays.

> 2. Enter the required information in the NetMail Information section.

> Contact your system administrator if you are unsure of any of the information requested.

> 3. Choose Finished to save your changes and return to the standard Portal Desktop page or choose Cancel to return to the standard Portal Desktop without making changes.

> ## To Edit Mail Check Preferences

> If the mail check channel has an edit button, you can edit the settings for the server and user preferences.

> 1. Choose the Edit button.
> 2. Specify your server and user settings.
> 3. Choose Finished to save your changes and return to the standard Portal Desktop page, or Choose Cancel to return to the standard Portal Desktop without making changes.

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