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Email
Setup
(See "Free Tools" for instructions on accessing
your site's control panel (cPanel))
In cPanel click
on the "Email" icon. That will take you to the screen
you see below.
To add one or more pop3 (Post Office
Protocol, version 3) email accounts, simply type the
name into the "Add POP email account" window, i.e.,
"sales" or "info" or "jdoe" or "johnd". Do
yourself a favor and avoid the use of caps, (the
internet is case sensitive), or special characters you
have to explain every time you give out your email
address. (NOTE: You cannot use spaces.)
Next, assign the
email account a password. Again, it will be case
sensitive, and a minimum of 4 characters. (In the
above example,
I've created the account
john@tbwe.net"
with a password of "doe"). When you're done,
click the "Add" button.
Next you should see a screen that says
"POP email account added", and it will list the email
you created. On the left side of that screen, (in
the list of all things email), click on the first
listing, "POP email accounts". That will take you
back to the original screen you see below, only now you'll see your
new email account listed just under your username. You simply follow the same process for
each email account you wish to create.
Note the icons to the right of each email account.
These are handy shortcuts, some you will need, some you
won't, but lets cover them all quickly:
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RED X: |
Delete the
account - Self-explanatory |
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ENVELOPE: |
Create an email
addressed to the account (for testing purposes,
generally) |
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CLOCK: |
Set "time to
live" value for read emails (You shouldn't
need this one unless you're storing emails on
the server, which you shouldn't do!) |
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MB: |
Modify the size
of the email box - The default (10 MB) is enough
room to store 10 copies of War and Peace in
plain text. Please only increase it if you
get *LOTS* of email or massive attachments, etc. |
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KEY: |
Change the
password of the email account - Self-explanatory |
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COMPUTER SCREEN (w/RED
ARROW): |
Auto-configure Outlook Express
for this email account |
And speaking of that last one, you're done
now and ready to set up the email account in your
email client. If you are using Outlook Express and
want any/all of the email accounts you just created to
appear in the "Main Identity", just hit that last icon
beside that email account and follow the directions.
It'll do it all for you. If you want to set up
multiple identities in Outlook Express for the purpose
of separating your business and personal email
addresses, (always a good idea), or if you use some
other email client, then go to the tutorial on "Setting
Up Outlook Express" for instructions on it, or to get
the settings information for your email client. |
