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Email Client Setup

 

How do I setup Outlook 2003 for my email?

 

REGULAR CONFIG FOR OUTLOOK
1) run Outlook
2) open the Tools menu, and select "Email Accounts" (on some version of OE, it's called: Email Accounts)
3) if you've already got an account setup in there select "edit an existing account" [otherwise make your way through the add account screens using the info below, and then edit the account to match steps 11-17]
4) from the list, click on the account you want to edit, then click CHANGE
5) top blank is a friendly name, something like "yourname@yourdomain.com" should do fine
6) Name = Your full name, with proper case (people will see this)
7) email address = your FULL address (user@domain.ext)
8) put the password in, and check the box to remember it
9) incoming server = mail.yourdomain.com
10) outgoing server = mail.yourdomain.com
11) click "more settings"
12) enter a reply-to address (user@domain.ext)
13) click the tab: Outgoing server, and put a check in the box "My outgoing (SMTP) server requires authentication"
14) select the radio-button "Log on using", set the username to your email address (user@domain.ext)
15) password = whatever you set it to be, when you made the email account
16) check the box to remember the password, for your sanity sake
17) select the Advanced tab, next & change the number 25 to 26 for the outgoing port
18) click "ok"
19) click "next"
20) click "finish"
27) send a message to yourself to test it, if you have trouble call in for additional help, you may be experiencing a blocking issue

 

 

How do I add my email account to Outlook Express 6.0?

 

Email - Outlook Express - Version 6.0 - Adding An Account

Step 1:
Open Outlook Express. Click on Tools and choose Accounts.

Step 2:
In the Internet Accounts Window, click Add and choose Mail.

Step 3:
Type in your Name and click Next.

Step 4:
Type in your email address and click Next.

Step 5:
Choose POP3 as the incoming mail server. For the server names for both Outgoing and Incoming, type mail.your-domain-name.ext.

Step 6:
Type in your full email address as your account name. Also type in your password and click Next.

Step 7:
Click Finish on the Congratulations screen.

Step 8:
Click Close to close out of the Internet Account window.

Step 9:
In Outlook Express, click Send/Receive.

Step 10:
If you are unable to connect to the smtp server, your ISP may be blocking port 25 from 3rd party use. Go into Tools and click accounts. Select the email address you are using and click on properties. Click the advanced tab and replace 25 with 26 for the outgoing (SMTP) port number. click save and you should be all finished.

 

 

How do I add my email account to Outlook 2002?

 

Email - Outlook - Version 2002 (xp) - Adding An Account *

Step 1:
Open Outlook. Click on Tools and choose Email Accounts.

Step 2:
Click on View or change existing email accounts and click Next.

Step 3:
If you attempted to create any email accounts but were unsuccessful, you can remove them from here. Otherwise, click Add.

Step 4:
Choose POP3 and click Next.

Step 5:
For User Info, type your name and full email address. For Logon Info, type your full email address as the username, and your password.

Step 6:
For Server Info, type mail.yourdomainname.com for both SMTP and POP3. If you are unable to connect to the smtp server, your ISP may be blocking port 25 from 3rd party use. Contact your ISP if this occurs.

Step 7:
Do not click Test Account Settings. Simply click Next.

Step 8:
Your account will be shown in the list of email accounts configured in Outlook. Click Finish.

Step 9:
In Outlook Express, click Send/Receive.

 

 

What's the registry key Outlook installer modifies?

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Microsoft Internet AccountManager Accounts

 

 

Email Quick Setup

 

As a hosting client you will need the below settings that you'll need to configure and retrieve email from your main pop account:

Type Of Mail Server: POP
POP server: mail.yourdomain.com
POP username: (your full email address)
POP password: (the password that you selected when your account was setup)

Here are the settings that you'll need to send email:

SMTP server: mail.yourdomain.com
SMTP username: (your full email address)
SMTP password: (the password that you selected when your account was setup)

Note: The outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication (Make sure you select this option when setting up your email client.) i.e. when you send email you'll be prompted for your username and password.

 

 

How Do I Configure Netscape Communicator to Access my POP E-mail Box?

 

This page describes how to configure Netscape Communicator to access your POP e-mail box. For information on how to creating a pop accounts from your iPowerWeb control panel please review the instructions in your account control panel.

1. In Netscape select Preferences... from the Edit pull-down menu.

2. Open the Mail & Groups section, and Click on Mail Server.

For POP3 User Name: enter type the popID you specified when creating the mailbox.

For Outgoing Mail Server: enter the SMTP server provided by your ISP. Your ISP will be able to give you this information.

For Incoming Mail Server: enter mail.yourdomain.com.

3. Click on the Identity in left column.

For Your Name: enter your name.

For Email Address: enter the e-mail address for the POP mailbox.

For Reply-to Address: enter your e-mail address.

4. All the other settings are optional. Choosing Messenger Mailbox from the Communicator pull-down menu will open the part of Netscape that allows you read and send mail.

 

 

How do I add my email account to Entourage (mac)?

 

Email - Entourage - Adding An Account (mac)

Step 1:
Open Entourage and click on Tools and Accounts.

Step 2:
Click on the New Button.

Step 3:
Enter your name and click the right arrow.

Step 4:
Choose (I already have an email address) and type in the email address and click the right arrow.

Step 5:
Enter your incoming and outgoing mail server and click the right arrow. If you are unable to connect to the smtp server, your ISP may be blocking port 25 from 3rd party use. Contact your ISP if this occurs.

Step 6:
Enter your account ID 'username@domainname.com' and your password and click the right arrow.

Step 7:
Make up any name for the account and click Finish.

Step 8:
Open email account settings and select "Advanced Sending Options."

Step 9:
Check the box that says "Outgoing server requires authentication" and click OK.

 

 

How to Configure Eudora Pro to Access Email?

 

This page describes how to configure Eudora Pro to access your POP e-mail box. To configure your Eudora Pro email client please follow the below:

1. In Eudora select Options from the Tools pull-down menu.
2. Click the Getting Started category. For Return Address, enter your email address. For Mail Server (Incoming), enter mail.yourdomain.com. For Login Name, enter the popID that you selected when you created your POP account. For SMTP Server (Outgoing), enter the SMTP server provided by your ISP. Your ISP will be able to give you this information. With these basic settings you should be able to retrieve email from the name mailbox by selecting Check Mail from the File pull-down menu. These instructions were generated using version 4.1 for Windows 95/NT. Menus may be slightly different if you are using a different version.

 

 

How to Configure Mozilla Thunderbird to Access Email?

 

1. Click on Tools > Account Settings > Add Account
2. Select Email account
Click next
3. Enter in your name and the Email address you are trying to set up.
Click next
4. Select POP with incomming server of mail.domainname.com
Click next
5. Enter incomming username as the full email address (example- name@domain.com)
Click next
6. Give the account any name you want.
Click next
Click Finish

 

 

How do I add my email account to MacMail - OSX?

 

Email - MacMail - OS10 - Adding An Account (mac)

Step 1:
Open MacMail and click on Mail and choose Preferences.

Step 2:
Click on Add Account.

Step 3:
Type in your name, email address, pop3 and smtp settings, and the login info. For the username, use the complete email address.

Step 4:
Click Get Mail.

Step 5:
If you are unable to connect to the smtp server, your ISP may be blocking port 25 from 3rd party use. Contact your ISP if this occurs.