Basic Account Information

Every member of SPARC will have available to them, a SPARC email account.  This account can be accessed by clicking the icon on the upper right corner of the SPARC page. 

A screen should appear asking your user name and password.  It is recommended that you use Internet Explorer for this as well as the rest of the site.  There are problems with Netscape and the AOL browser.

Important!! Click Here to Check Password Policy for SPARC.

Change Password

Your email address is your call sign@sparc.us.

Additional Information / Newsgroup

There are several features included with this web based email system - Outlook Web Access - or OWA for short.  You need to log in as explained above. 

Once logged in, one way to learn about using it is to place your pointer over (hover) a button and wait for the help text to appear.  There is also an online help system.  This can be accessed by clicking the help icon shown highlighted below. 

You can click on the Shortcuts and Options button to manage additional items.

Click on the Public Folders button to access the SPARC Newsgroup.
Here you can read and post messages to other members.

POP3 Email
(Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.)
These images are from Outlook XP, your email program might look different, but the settings are the same.

POP3 Server is mail.sparc.us
SMTP Server is mail.sparc.us

1. Click Tools and E-Mail Accounts

2. Choose Add a new e-mail account and click Next>

3. Choose POP3 and click Next>

4. Fill in the fields as shown with your own name, SPARC e-mail address and password.

5. Click the "More Settings..." button from the box shown above.
Click on the Outgoing Server Tab and apply settings as shown below.
SMTP Server does require authentication. 
Log on using secure password authentication should NOT be checked.

6. Click the Advanced Tab
Change the Outgoing server (SMTP): to port 505.  It is 25 by default.
Click OK, Next and Finish to complete your account setup.


Please let me know of any problems at k1sox at sparc.us.