Setting up an email account in outlook express. Follow the steps below and you will have your email account running in minutes !!!
STEP 1:
Open the page where your hosting account resides:
1. Use the menu > select MyServices > My Products
2. or follow this link: MyProducts Page
STEP 2:
1. Fill in your username or email account that you used when you created your account.
2. Fill in the password that you selected
3. Use the forgot functions or ask Live Chat or support to assist you.
STEP 3:
You will be presented with the below screen:
STEP 3:
Scroll down to Manage Account and click on email accounts.
Email Accounts Management
You will be presented with a screen where you can now add another email account as well as the current email accounts on your domains.Now add the name of the email account, e.g. freddie and use the dropdown to select the domain where you want to set it up.
Chose a password or use the generate password function.
It is advisable that you limit the account to a certain MB as this will affect your domain bandwidth as well as spamming messages.
Click on Create Email Account and whalla you have an instant active email account.
To set the email account up on your computer follow these steps:
For email accounts that you setup, you should use the following connection details in your email program:
POP3 Host Address: mail.{$service_domain} e.g. mail.yourdomain.co.za
SMTP Host Address: mail.{$service_domain} e.g. mail.yourdomain.co.za
Username: The email address you are checking email for
Password: As specified in your control panel
Remember to click on more settings and then select servers and tick: My server requires authentication. Do not fill in anything else.
Your email port settings under more settings > advanced must be by default: 110 for incoming and 25 for outgoing server if you selected pop3.
