E-mail default

I'm not receiving my e-mails from my postage stamp icon. I have to go online to the respective sites (earthlink and roadrunner) to retrieve e-mails).
There is a squiggly line icon in the "inbox." Thank you.
BOB P.

Hi Bob P,
Right click or Control + click on the Inbox, select Take Account Online, does that do away with the squiggly line?

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