- Open Entourage, select the Tools menu and from the bottom of the drop-down list select Accounts.
- On the Accounts window under the Mail tab, click on your Verizon email account to highlight and then select Edit.
- The Edit Accounts window should appear opened to the Account Settings tab. At the bottom of the window under Sending mail, ensure your SMTP server is set to: smtp.verizon.net. From here, select Click here for advanced sending options.
- In the Override default SMTP port: field enter 465, then select OK.
- Make sure SSL encryption is enabled for the incoming and outgoing mail server.

