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Email Software Setup


It is a simple process to set up your accounts to send emails. Your mail server is mail.yourdomain.com for POP3 and SMTP (your dial up ISP's mail server for SMTP may also be used). We've included instructions for the most popular email clients below.

Eudora Lite Email Settings:

This is a mail program that runs under MS Windows and Macintosh OS. Eudora connects to the mail server over the Winsock or Macintosh TCP/IP. Mail may be composed and read off line, but make sure that Winsock or TCP/IP is running before attempting to send or receive email. Although your account exists on our server, you won't be able to receive email at yourname@yourdomain.com until your domain name becomes live on the WWW.

After Eudora has been installed, it must be configured to point to your server. To do this, start Eudora and select "Settings" from the menu bar. Most of the options are self explanatory. Here are the steps you need to perform to set up Eudora:

1) Install and start up the Eudora program
2) Select "Settings" from the "Special" menu
3) Select the "Getting Started" tab, then under Real Name, enter your Real Name.
4) Under "POP Account" put your dialup email address.
5) Leave Return Address blank unless you want people to send return email to you at a different email account. You can use one of your domain addresses in this area if you wish.
6) If you use the Macintosh version, the radio button for TCP/IP connection should be highlighted.
7) Click the "Personal Information" tab (also only for the Macintosh version).
8) Under POP account put your dialup email address again.
9) Fill out the "Real Name" and "Return Address" as you did before
10) Under "Dial up User Name" enter your username, this is the username you use with your dialup account.
11) Click the "Hosts" tab then enter your Internet dialup account information. This generally looks something like mail.earthlink.net (check with your Internet Service Provider for the correct Outgoing SMPT information).
12) Go to the "Checking Mail" tab and make sure "Save Password" is checked.

That's pretty much all the configuration Eudora needs. Many of the configuration areas will be filled in when you go to them, for instance it will usually fill in the POP account info where ever it needs it after you enter it the first time. Now, when you select "Check Mail" under the File menu, a window will pop up asking for your password. Enter in your password then click on the proceed button and Eudora will check to see if you have email. You can now send a test email message to yourself and then check to see if it gets returned to you. If you checked "Save Password" as in step 12, Eudora will not prompt you again for your password after the first time. If multiple users have access to your computer, and you don't want them to have access to your email account, make sure "Save Password" is unchecked.

Once you have completed the above steps, you can now send email from your email client. The next step would be to create multiple accounts using your email accounts that you have created with your domain. When setting up additional accounts, you must always use your dialup account for your outgoing email and using the return email address for your domain mail account. Your domain account would be your incoming SMPT and this would look something like this: (depending on what email accounts you have created) anything@yourdomain.com and then you would enter your username and password that you have setup for that particular email address.

Your default email address is username@yourdomain.com, and that's where all your email will be sent to, unless other configurations take priority (such as autoresponders and redirects mentioned later).

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Microsoft Internet Explorer Email Settings:

The following samples assumes that your ISP is Earthlink and your username is fred.

Full name = fred
Email = fred@earthlink.net
Internet Mail server = mail.earthlink.net (obtain this information from your dialup ISP)
Account = fred (dialup username)
Pass = xxxxxx (dialup password)
Smtp = mail.earthlink.net
From = anything@fred.com (this can be set to any email account you have setup for your domain.)

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Netscape Email Settings:

Your Name = fred
Email Address = fred@earthlink.net (your dialup email address)
Reply to = anything@fred.com (this can be your email address for your domain)
Mail Server username = fred
Outgoing Smtp = mail.earthlink.net
Incoming Smtp= anything@fred.com (this can be any email address you have setup for your domain)

To check numerous POP accounts, read the manual or help files that come with your email client software for configuration.

If you are familiar with the shell (Unix) programs, "pine" and "mail", you can use either of these to check and send email as well.

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Microsoft Outlook Email Settings:

1. After loading Outlook, choose Tools... --> Services ...
2. Click add, and choose Internet E-Mail. Click OK.
3. In the General tab of the email Properties dialog box, fill in your personal information.
4. Click on the Servers tab, and fill in the server information. The Outgoing Mail (SMTP) should be your ISP (dialup account) ie. mail.earthlink.net (check with your ISP for this information). The incoming mail server should be your domain information: mail.yourdomain.com. Put in your mailbox username in the account name field, and the password below. Click OK.
5. Your new settings will not take effect until you choose Exit and Log off on the File menu, and then restart Microsoft Outlook.

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How To Configure the Outlook Express Mail Program:

  1. In Outlook Express, select Tools from the main menu, and then select Accounts. The Internet Accounts dialog box opens.
  2. Make sure the Mail tab is selected. Single-click on the Add> button, and then choose Mail from the pop-up list. The Internet Connection Wizard opens, displaying the Your Name page.
  3. Type your name in the Display Name field. Select Next>. The Internet E-mail Address page displays.
  4. Type the e-mail address you have set up on your account from your hosting company in the E-Mail address field. Make sure the option I have an e-mail address that I’d like to use is selected. Select Next>. The E-mail Server Names page opens.

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  1. From the Mail server type drop-down list, choose POP3. Enter the name of your Incoming Mail Server: This is your domain name (e.g., mycompany.com). Enter the name of your Outgoing Mail Server: This is your Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) outgoing mail server. If you do not know this, you will need to contact your ISP to provide you with the information.
  2. When done, select Next>. The Internet Mail Logon page displays. Type the e-mail username and password for your e-mail account in the appropriate fields. Select Next>.
  3. At the Congratulations screen, select Finish to complete the setup.

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