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Email Help Email Account Setup
Email Account Setup
Email Account Setup
Need help setting up your email on your local computer? This gives you step-by-step instructions for common email clients for both PC's and MAC.
Basic information needed by most email clients.
Type: POP3
Incoming Mail Server (POP3): mail.your.domain (replace your.domain with your domain name)
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):
- 1st choice) Use the SMTP server from your ISP
- Some ISP's won't allow you to use a third party SMTP server (such as AOL, Earthlink, Cox Cable, SBC Global and more) and you must use your local ISP's.
- Here is a list of common ISP SMTP servers
- 2nd choice) mail.your.domain (replace your.domain with your domain name)
- If you use our SMTP server instead of the your local ISP's - then you need to check the box that says "SMTP server requires authentication".
Account ID = Your full email address goes here
Password = xxxxxx
Password = xxxxxx
All other information should be left as the system defaults.
Note: If you can receive your email, but can not send mail, the two most common problems are:
Setting up Mail in Microsoft Outlook Express on a PC
Click next below to setup Microsoft Outlook Express on a Mac.
- You have not checked the "SMTP server requires authentication" box.
- Your ISP will not allow the use of a third party SMTP server and you need to use theirs.
Setting up Mail in Microsoft Outlook Express on a PC
- Select Accounts from the Tools menu.
- On the MAIL tab, click ADD, and then select MAIL. The program will then take you through a series of screens entitled the INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD.
- In the DISPLAY NAME box on the first screen, type your real name the way you would like it displayed in your outgoing messages (ex. John Smith)
- The next screen will prompt you to enter your full e-mail address (For example, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- On the next screen, select POP3 from the pull down menu. In the INCOMING MAIL box enter "mail." followed by your domain name (ex. mail.example.com)
- In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box, type in the name of your outgoing e-mail server (ex. smtp.myisp.com)
- Under the ACCOUNT NAME box, please enter your full e-mail address (ex: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Enter your password in the PASSWORD box.
- You will be prompted to enter a "friendly name" or "display name" for the e-mail account. You can enter any name you like.
- On the last screen, select your method of connecting to the Internet.
- Exit your setup screen and restart Outlook Express for the changes to take effect.
Click next below to setup Microsoft Outlook Express on a Mac.
- In Outlook Express, go to the Edit menu and select Preferences.
- A window will appear listing the mail, news and directory service accounts you have already setup. Click the button marked New Account.
- In the Account name box, enter your full e-mail address (ex. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Under Account type the button beside POP should be pressed in, click OK to continue.
- In the Full name box, enter in your first and last name. (Illustration below)
- Enter in your E-mail address, then click Next to continue:
- The SMTP server should be set to your ISP's outgoing mail server. Your SMTP host is generally "smtp." Followed by the domain name of your ISP (ex. smtp.myisp.com).
- Your account ID should be your full e-mail address (ex. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
- The POP server should be set to "mail." Followed by your domain name (ex. mail.example.com).
- Your password is your E-mailbox password. If you want your password to be saved for you every time you check your e-mail then put a check the box beside Save password; however, if there are other people who have access to your computer then you might consider not checking it to increase your security.
You are now ready to receive and send e-mail using Microsoft Outlook Express on a Mac.
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