How To Change Your Email Password

Before changing your password, please make sure that your new password complies with minimal password requirements:

• Must be between 8 and 30 characters in length
• Must contain at least 1 lower case letter
• Must contain at least 1 capital letter
• Must contain at least 1 number
• Must contain at least 1 special character
• White space characters are not allowed

All new passwords and password changes should adhere to these requirements. Weak passwords may be changed by the Administrator.

• Webmail

  • Ipswitch/Progress

    1. Logon as usual to http://mail.midatlanticbb.com
    2. Click on the "Action" tab, and choose "Change Password".
    3. Fill in your current/old password, your new password, and retype your new password for confirmation.
    4. Click "Save"



• Thunderbird

  1. Click the "Tools" menu.
  2. Select "Options".
  3. Click "Security" from the top panel.
  4. Click the "Passwords" tab.
  5. Click the "Saved Passwords" button.
  6. Select the user name whose password you wan to update, and then click "Remove".
  7. Next time when you click "Get Mail" in your Thunderbird, a window will pop up
     asking for the password. You can enter your new password in the pop-up window and
     use the Password Manager to remember the password.



• Outlook

  1. Open Outlook and select "File > Account Settings".
  2. Click "Account Settings" again.
  3. Highlight the account for which you want to change the password.
  4. Click "Change" and enter your new password in the "Password" field.
  5. Click "Next > Finish".



• Mac OS/X Mail

  1. Open "Mail". If you are prompted to type in your new password, do so and select "Remember password". If not, continue to follow the steps below.
  2. Click "Mail" then "Preferences".
  3. Click the "Accounts" tab. Select your account from the Accounts list. For Mac OS X 10-10.2 users, select Edit.
  4. Under "Account Information", delete the contents in the "Password" field and type in your new password.
  5. Exit out of the menu. If prompted, click "Save".



• iOS

  1. Click the "Settings" icon on iOS.
  2. Select "Mail, Contacts, Calendars"
  3. Select your e-mail account.
  4. Navigate to the password field.
  5. Enter your new password.
  6. Press "Done"



• Android

  1. Tap the "Apps" icon.
  2. Find and tap "Settings".
  3. Tap "Accounts".
  4. Tap the appropriate account.
  5. Tape "Server Settings".
  6. Update your password and tap "OK".



• BlackBerry

  • BlackBerry 4.5 to 5.0

    1. On the BlackBerry smartphone, click Email Settings.
       (Note: Email Settings may be located in the Setup folder or on the home screen
       of the BlackBerry smartphone)
    2. If required, type the current user name and password to log in.
    3. Select the BlackBerry email address and click Edit.
    4. Scroll and expand Login Information.
    5. Input the old, new, and confirmation password.
  
  

  • BlackBerry 6 or BlackBerry 7

    1. On the home screen of the BlackBerry smartphone, click Setup.
    2. Select Email Accounts, then select Internet Mail Account.
    3. Select the required email account.
    4. From the pop-up menu select Edit.
    5. Expand Login Information.
    6. Confirm the current password in the Old Password field.
    7. Enter the new password in the New Password field.
    8. Enter the new password again in the Confirm New Password field.
    9. Press Menu and select Save