David, you are talking to one of the unluckiest guys in the world. I had to pick this ISP. Bear in mind, I only have one other choice and they both use the same phone lines.

Trust me, my email info is correct. I can set it up blindfolded.

Also avast! plays a major role in this scenario IMHO.

Anyway, no one knows that my ISP uses gmail. Like you, the REAL address XXXXXXX@dslextreme.com That’s all my correspondents see. It goes thru gmail.

I am not going to worry about the things in the SSL setting. That computer works. If I ever have to do clean install of avast!, the information will disappear.

A little information- everyone I know who has my ISP and avast! has the same problem. These are people I got started on avast!. Now they hate me, of course. My people all switched to MSE.