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Email Setup

In the following examples you may see either user@domain.com and/or user%domain.com used for login purposes. You will need to substitute your domain name, for example user@domain.com will change to user@bajalifemag.com. Also, depending on your exact circumstances, one of the symbols, (%) or (@), may work better than the other.

Email Account Settings

User Information

• Your Name: Your name -- it doesn't have to be your login name.
• Email Address: user@yourdomain.com
  

Server Information

• Incoming mail server (POP3): pop3.yourdomain.com
• Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.yourdomain.com
  

Login Information

• User Name: selected user or user%yourdomain.com
  (the percent sign (%) could also be a at sign (@)).
• Password: your logon password.

Email Program Tutorials

For more information on how to set up your new email account please click on the desired email program.

• Outlook® 2002/2003 Email Settings (also included with Windows® XP).
• Outlook® 98 and 2000 Email Settings
• Outlook® Express 5 and 6 Email Settings
• Eudora
• Netscape 7.0
  

Outlook® 2002/2003 Email Settings (also included with Windows® XP).
Note: These are Outlook 2002 images. With minor appearance exceptions, Outlook 2003 uses the same settings.

Before you start the configuration process, make sure the program has been installed and is running properly. Open the program and follow these instructions:

1. On the menu bar, click Tools and then Options to bring up the Options box.
   

   
   
   

2. Click Mail Setup tab, then click E-mail Accounts… to bring up the E-mail Accounts box.
   

3. Click the Add a new email account radio button, then click Next>.
   

4. Click the POP3 radio button, then click Next>.
   

5. Looking at the screen shot below, fill in the text blocks as described below:
   

   User Information

   • Your Name: Your name -- it doesn't have to be your login name.
   • Email Address: user@domain.com
     

   Server Information

   • Incoming mail server (POP3): pop3.domain.com
   • Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.domain.com
     

   Login Information

   • User Name: domain%domain.com (the percent sign (%) could also be a at sign (@)).
   • Password: your logon password.
     

   Click More Settings…

6. Click the Outgoing Server tab. Check the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication box and the Use same settings as my incoming mail server radio button should be checked. If you are using a combination of methods to connect to the Internet -- LAN and dialup for example --
   click the Connection tab, otherwise click OK.
   
   • If you clicked the Connection tab, the following box will show up. Make your connection choices. Then click OK.
     

• When you are done click Finish.
  
  

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Outlook® 98 and 2000 Email Settings
Before you start the configuration process, make sure the program has been installed and is running properly. Open the program and follow these instructions:

1. Go to the Tools menu and select Services.
   • Click the Services tab.
     For Outlook® 2000, go to the Tools menu, select Accounts, then the Mail tab, then the Add button.
     
   • If Internet E-mail is listed as an information service, highlight it and click Properties.
   • If it isn't listed, click Add, then highlight Internet E-mail and click Add.
   

   
   

2. Click the General tab.
   
   
   • Under Mail Account, enter what you would like to call the account, i.e. My Mail.
   • Name: enter your display name (optional).
   • Organization: enter your organization's name (optional).
   • E-mail address: enter domain@domain.com.
   • Reply address: enter domain@domain.com (can be different from above).

3. Click the Servers tab:
   
   
   • Incoming mail (POP3): enter pop3.domain.com.
   • Outgoing mail (SMTP): enter smtp.domain.com.
   • Account name: enter userID%domain.com.
   • Password: enter your password. You can check the Remember password box if you want the computer to remember your password on each login.
   • Check the box next to My server requires authentication.

4. Check the Settings… button.
   
   
   • Make sure that Use same settings as incoming mail server box box is checked.
   • Click OK.

5. Click the Connection tab.
   • Depending on your type of connection to the Internet, either click the box next to Connect using my local area network, or if using a modem, click the box next to Connect using my phone line.
   
   • Click the Advanced tab.
   
   
   • Under Server Port Numbers:
     • Outgoing mail (SMTP): 25
     • Incoming mail (POP3): 110
     • Both (SSL) blocks should be unchecked.
6. Click OK and click OK again. You are now ready to check your email.

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Outlook® Express 5 and 6 Email Settings
Before you start the configuration process, make sure the program has been installed and is running properly. Open the program and follow these instructions:

1. Go to the Tools menu and select Accounts.
   

2. In the Internet Accounts screen, select the Mail tab. Click the Add and then Mail for new mail account, which launches the Internet Connection Wizard.
   

3. Type your name in the Display name: field. This is the name you want displayed, not necessarily your user name. Click Next>.
   

4. Outlook Express Version 6 (Ver. 5)
   In the E-mail address: field, enter domain@domain.com. Click Next>.
   

   Outlook Express Version 5 (Ver. 6)
   

   • Check I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use.
   • In the E-mail address: field, enter domain@domain.com.
   • Click Next>.
   
   

   
   

5. Select the POP3 choice from the My incoming mail server is a dropdown.
   
   • Incoming mail (POP3) server: pop3.domain.com.
   • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.domain.com.
   • Click Next>.

6. 
   
   • Account name: domain%domain.com
   • Password: Enter your password. Your password will appear as a series of ******.
   • If you want the computer to remember your password when you log in, check the Remember password box. This may decrease security.
   • Leave Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) unchecked.
   • Click Next>.

7. Click Finish.
   

8. After completing the Wizard, you'll be at the Internet Accounts page. Select the mail account you just created, and select Properties.

9. Select the General tab.
   
   
   • Most fields will already be filled in from the Wizard.
   • Reply address: domain@domain.com.
   • Check the box Include this account when receiving mail or synchronizing.
   • Select the Servers tab.

10. Most fields will already be filled in from the Wizard.
    
    • At the bottom, under Outgoing Mail Server, check My server requires authentication.
    • Click the Settings… button.

11. Check Use same settings as incoming mail server box, then click OK.
    

12. Click OK in the Servers Properties window, then click Close to finish.
    
    Note: These instructions are provided to explain how to set up this software for use with your Web Site Hosting account. For support of the software itself, please refer to the product's manufacturer.

1. Choose Tools, then select Options in the menu bar.

2. Select Getting Started in the Category field.

Enter the following information:
• Real name: any name you want
• Email address: user@domain.com
• Mail Server (Incoming): pop3.domain.com
• User Name: user@domain.com
• SMTP Server (Outgoing): smtp.domain.com
• Check the Allow authentication box.

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Netscape 7.0

• Create New Account
• Edit existing account.

Create New Account
Before you start the configuration process, make sure Netscape has been installed and is running properly. Open the program and follow these instructions:

1. Click Window, then Mail & Newsgroups, or press ctrl+2 - (which means to hold the ctrl key down and press the 2 key).
   

2. Click Create a new account to bring up the Account Wizard.
   

3. Check the button next to Email account, then click Next >.
   

4. In the Your Name: box enter the name you want to appear on all outgoing mail.
   In the Email Address: box enter user@domain.com , then click Next >.
   

5. Choose POP for the type of incoming mail server.
   In the Incoming Server: box enter pop3.domain.com . Click Next > .
   

6. In the User Name: box enter domain . Click Next >
   

7. In the Account Name: box, enter a name for the account. Click Next >.
   

8. Check the Congratulations! screen for the correct information. Use the < Back button to correct any errors, otherwise click Finish. To change the outgoing (SMTP) server name see step 5 in editing the account.
   

Note: These instructions are provided to explain how to set up this product for use with your XO(TM) Web Site Hosting account. For support of the software itself, please refer to the product's manufacturer.

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Edit existing account.

1. Click Window, then Mail & Newsgroups, or press ctrl+2 - (which means to hold the ctrl key down and press the 2 key).
   

2. Click the name of the account in the left window, then click View settings for this account.
   

3. Click the name of the account in the left window, then edit any information needing to be changed in the right hand side, then click Server Settings in the left window.
   

4. Edit any information needing to be changed in the right hand side:
   
   • Server Name: pop3.domain.com
   • User name: user
   • Port: 110
   • If you check Use secure connect (SSL), you will need to change the server name to secure.domain.com, and change the port to 995.
   • Click Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the left window.

5. The Server Name: should be smtp.domain.com . Click OK when finished.
   

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