Setting up email in Outlook Express
We asume you have created an email address in your CPanel. Your
CPanel is located at http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel
Note: "yourdomain.com" in the URL
above is just an example. Always replace it with Your Domain Name
There are two ways to setup an email address -
* Use
Outlook (Express) AutoConfig in CPanel. or
* Manually
Configure (Recommended)
How to use Outlook (Express)
AutoConfig in CPanel.
1) Go to your CPanel at http://yourdomainname.com/cpanel
2) Enter in your User Name and Password
3) When CPanel is loaded, click on the Add / Remove accounts Icon
4) Your Main (Catch-All) Account is listed - and is
ready to AutoConfig
Note: To create a New Email Account - click the [Add
Account] link
5) Click on the "Outlook (Express) AutoConfig"
link
Manually
Configure your Email Program
Important: First, make sure you have
created a New Email Account by following Steps 1-4 (described above). For this Tutorial we
will create a full functioning POP3 Account for "sales" (sales@yourdomain.com),
using "testing" for the password.
To set up a new mail account for "sales" on Outlook Express or MS Outlook,
follow these steps:
1) Open up Outlook Express (Start >Programs >Outlook Express)
2) Click on the "Tools" menu from the top of Outlook Express and choose
"Accounts"
3) From the new window click the "Add" button on the top right and choose
"mail"
4) Type in "sales" for the Account Name (this can be changed later) and click
"next"
5) In this window type "sales@yourdomain.com" and click
"Next"
Note: "yourdomain.com" is just an example, always
replace it with Your Domain Name
6) In this window type "mail.yourdomain.com" in both the
Incoming & Outgoing boxes, click "Next"
Note: "yourdomain.com" is just an example, always
replace it with Your Domain Name
7) Now type in "sales@yourdomain.com" for
the Account name, and "testing" for the password . . .
Note: You should not have to check the box that says "Log on using Secure Password
Authentication"
8) Hit the "next" button and then the "finish"
button to create your account
9) To Finalize the Settings to your POP3 account for
"sales" on Outlook Express, follow these steps:
The "Internet Accounts" Window should still be open If not - Click on the
"Tools" menu from the top of Outlook Express, and choose "Accounts"
from the pull down menu
* Select the account "sales@yourdomain.com" in your list of email accounts by
clicking on it
* Click the "Properties" button
That will bring up a window for the "General" Tab
Note: "yourdomain.com" was an example, it should now show Your Domain Name
10) Now Click on the "Servers" tab to bring up this window to:
* Put a Check Mark next to My server requires authentication
* Now click the "Settings" Button
11) Click the "Use same settings as my incoming mail
server"
and then click the "OK" Button.
Click the "OK" Button on All Windows to close them
12) To Test your POP3 account for "sales" follow these steps:
* Start a New Mail message by clicking on the New Mail Icon at the top left of Outlook or
Outlook Express, or click on the File Menu, choose New, then click on Mail Message
* Make the From: Box use your New Account by clicking on the Down Arrow (at the far right
of screen) and choosing sales@yourdomain.com
* In the To: Box type in sales@yourdomain.com, or click on the word To: and choose sales
from the list
* You can leave the CC: Box blank, or enter in another email address to send a Carbon Copy
to
* In the Subject: Box type in Testing, or whatever you like
* You don't have to type anything into the body of the message
* Now hit the Send Icon or click on the File Menu and click on Send Message
* Wait about 30 seconds after message is sent, then click on the Send/Recv Button
Your Message should come in on your New Email Account
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