Accessing Your E-mail
- Before starting:
Make sure your domain name loads. If it doesn't load your your E-mail account wont work.
Make sure you have setup your E-mail accounts at yourdomain.com/cpanel.
Don’t forget to setup your Default E-mail address - create an e-mail box then point to that e-mail box.
If you want to access your e-mail directly from your domain rather than redirecting the mail to an existing e-mail account, we recommend using Eudora as your e-mail client. This is an e-mail program that runs under Windows and Macintosh OS. There are many good reasons for using Eudora, one of which is that it allows multiple e-mail accounts and personalities. See your program documentation for instructions on how to set those up.
Eudora connects to the mail server over the Winsock or Macintosh TCP/IP. Mail may be composed and read offline, but make sure that you are online before attempting to send or receive e-mail.
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Eudora 5.1
1. Download and install Eudora 5.1. Click here to download or go directly to www.eudora.com
2. From the Menu bar select "tools" and then "options"
3. Select "getting started" in the options Menu
4. In "Real name", enter the name you would like to see when sending e-mails
5) In "Return Address", enter the e-mail address you wish to send mail from: name@yourdomain.com
6) In "Mail Server (Incoming)", enter mail.yourdomain.com.
7) In "Login Name", enter the User name of your account usually the e-mail address name@yourdomain.com.
8) In "SMTP Server (Outgoing)", enter in mail.yourdomain.com
9) Click OK
10) Click on the "checking Mail" tab.
11) Enter your domain name as the mail server and enter your username in the login name section. You may also want to select the save password box.
Testing your e-mail:
Select "Check Mail" under the File menu.
Enter your password into the Password Window that pops up, then click on the Proceed button.
Eudora will check to see if you have e-mail.
You can now send a test e-mail message to yourself and then check to see if it gets returned to you. If you checked "Save Password", Eudora will not prompt you again for your password after the first time.
Note: Your default e-mail address is yourdomain@yourdomain.com This is where all of your e-mail will be sent to, unless other configurations take priority (such as autoresponders and redirects).
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Microsoft Outlook Express
1) In the Menu bar click on "tools" and then "accounts"
2) Click on "add" and then "mail"
3) In Display Name, type your name. Click "Next"
4) E-mail address: enter yourname@yourdomain.com Click "Next"
5) My incoming mail server is a "POP3".
5) Incoming Mail (POP3 or IMAP)server: Enter mail.yourdomain.com
6) Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server: Enter mail.yourdomain.com
7) Click Next
8) POP account name: User Name Password: Your Password Click "Next".
9) Internet Mail Account Name: Your can name this whatever you would like. It can always be changed later.
10) Choose your connection type depending on your connection method.
11) Click "Finish"
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Microsoft Outlook 2000/XP
1) In the Menu bar, select "tools" and then "accounts" (98/00). Or, "e-mail accounts" (Win XP)
2) Select add a new E-mail account
3) Select POP3 and click next
4) Fill in all information. Enter your name, your e-mail address, your username and password. Both the Incoming and outgoing mail server will be your mail.yourdomain.com
5) You can then select "test account settings". Microsoft Outlook will then test the configuration for your POP e-mail account.
6. You are now all set to send and receive e-mail and add more accounts if needed.
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Netscape Communicator 6
1) From Netscape Composer select "edit" and then "mail/news account settings"
2) Select new account.
3) Select ISP or e-mail provider and click next.
4) Enter your name and e-mail address and click next.
5) Select POP as your incoming mail server. Then enter your domain name for both the incoming and outgoing mail server. Click next.
6) Enter your User Name for your account.
7) Enter any name that you would like to call this account. Example: Home Account.
Click Next
8) Verify all account information and click "finished"
9) You have successfully configured Netscape Composer to be your e-mail client
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Other e-mail programs
These are basic rules to follow in regards to setting up e-mail accounts with various e-mail clients.
Information needed = what you need to enter
Full name = Enter your name
E-mail = name@yourdomain.com
Internet Mail server = yourdomain.com
Account = Enter User Name
Pass = Enter Password
SMTP = mail.yourdomain.com
POP = mail.yourdomain.com
From = name@yourdomain.com
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Checking your e-mail on your browser
To check your e-mail via the browser, log-in at: www.yourname.com/webmail
user your e-mail address as username and your password.
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