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Setting up and Using email

Using the control panel to setup email accounts:

Below are instructions for setting up individual email accounts for your domain.

1. Log in to the control panel
2. Click on "Mail" located in the services section.
3. Click on "Add New Mail Name".
4. Fill out the following information:
   • Mailname: Enter the username that you want for the new pop box. Use lowercase letters only.
   • Password: Enter the password for the new user.
   • Confirm Password: Retype the password.
   • Control Panel Access: Select this if you want the mail user to have access to a control panel.
   • Mailbox: Selecting this will create a mailbox on the server for this user. If you simply plan on fowarding all of this users email to an outside address, then you do not need to create the mailbox.
5. Click "OK" and the new mailbox will be created.

You have now created a new pop account with the username and password that you selected.

Using the control panel to set up your "catch-to" account:

Below are instructions on how to enable/change your "catch-to" account.

1. Log in to the control panel.
2. Click on "Mail" located in the services section.
3. Click on "Preferences"
4. Select the catch to address button and type in the email address that you would like to use for your catch-to account.
5. Select OK.

Configuring your email client:

Unless you are forwarding your domain name email to an outside email address, you will need to configure your email client (Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, etc..) to login to the mail server and download your messages. The process can differ slightly depending on your
chosen client, but all of them will require the following information.

Username: username (replace username with the pop box mailname that you selected when creating the email account)
Password: password (the password to the email account)
Incoming (POP) Mail Server: mail.yourdomain.com (replace yourdomain.com with the actual domain name)
Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server: mail.yourdomain.com (replace yourdomain.com with the actual domain name)

Your email client should come with documentation on how to add a new email account. Below are instructions for configuring the popular email client, Outlook Express.

Configuring your Outlook Express email client-

1. Open Outlook Express
2. Move to the "Tools" drop down menu and select "Accounts."
3. Select "Add Mail" from the "Right" menu option.
4. In the "Display name box", enter the name that you would like to appear in the from field, and click "Next."
5. In the "Email Box", enter the email address for this account and click "Next."
6. Set "Mail Server Names"
   • Incoming mail server is a: POP3 server
   • Incoming mail server: mail.yourdomain.com
   • Outgoing mail server: mail.yourdomain.com
7. Enter the "Login and Password" for this email account.
8. Click "Finish"

Using Webmail:

Webmail is available with every account. With webmail enabled, you will be able to send and receive email from any computer connected to the internet. This is similar to having a Yahoo or Hotmail account except that you are using your own domain name. If you would like to enable webmail for your account, do the following:

1. Log in to the control panel.
2. Click on "Mail" located in the services section.
3. Click on "Preferences"
4. Select the check box for webmail
5. click OK.

You can reach the webmail login page at: http://webmail.yourdomain.com (replace yourdomain.com with the actual domain name).

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