How do I set up my email?
Getting your email working can be frustrating. But it is a fairly simple procedure,
and consists of two basic steps:
- Adding one or more users on the server (server settings)
- Configuring your email client program (your computer settings)
Each hosting service, and email client software program has its own individual way of
labeling certain terms and settings. The concepts are basically the same for all however.
Specific setup details can be found in the administrator guide for your specific hosting
service, and the documentation for your specific email software program. Below is just a "General"
guideline.
STEP 1 (server settings)
The first step in setting up email is to add an "email user" on your hosting service's server.
Usually accomplished with your WebControl Panel.
An email user is commonly referred to many different ways, but they are all basically the
same thing. (user, POP Account, IMAP account, mailbox) are all the same.
Typically when you add a "user" on your hosting service, you are effectively adding an "email
user" with an email address at the same time. The resulting email address for the email user
will be the "username" combined with the "domain name".
Example: username@yourdomain.com
STEP 2 (your computer settings)
Configuring e-mail settings may be different from program to program, but all e-mail
programs require the same basic information. Listed below are the different items required
by most e-mail programs, and the proper way to configure them. If you have difficulty
trying to figure out how to configure your particular piece of software, please consult the
documentation that came with that program, or contact Area 51 for help.
POP/IMAP
Some e-mail programs can check other types of e-mail boxes as well as POP/IMAP. If your
program asks you which type of e-mail box you are using, select the option for POP e-mail.
POP e-mail is already the default for most programs.
Address, Return Address, Reply-To Address
This is just like the return address on a postal letter. Enter the e-mail address of your
account here.
Example: username@yourdomain.com
UserID, popID, Username
Enter the username that you selected when you created your user account.
Password
Enter the password associated with your username. Some programs do not ask for the password
until you check your mail.
POP Server Name, Incoming Server Name
Enter yourdomain.com, or mail.yourdomain.com for the POP server name. (remember to replace
"yourdomain.com" with your specific domain name)
SMTP Server Name, Outgoing Server Name
Enter the SMTP server provided by your ISP, or you may also use "yourdomain.com", or
"mail.yourdomain.com" for the mail server name. (remember to replace "yourdomain.com" with
your specific domain name)
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