Poppowich,
Thank you very much for the help.
I was setting up a new laptop which was using Win 8 Home edition with Norton Internet Security; and at the same time updating and cleaning a laptop for the same client which was using Win 7 Pro with the same Norton.
After several go...
Many thanks for the prompt reply regarding email settings for triad.rr.com; I was really hoping for the incidentals ie. authentication, port settings etc. But this info sure helps.