How do I log in to the email control
panel?
This is a web-based tool that allows you to send and receive
mail, add additional POP3 accounts, setup email forwarding,
configure aliases and autoresponders.
To access your email control panel enter the userid and
password provided in the welcome email (your userid must be
entered as userid@domain.com).
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Adding POP3 Email Accounts
To add a POP3 email account follow the steps below:
Log on to your email control panel and select the User
administration link, click on Add
. Enter the account name in the userid
field . Enter the password and the mailbox size limits . We
recommend you enter these as 0 , as
this is unlimited. user attributes can be left blank.
Your new POP3 account has been added. You may now configure your email client to retrieve mail.
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Email Forwarding
To setup email fowarding login to
your email control panel with the userid of the email account
you wish to forward and select Change
Mail forwarding information. Enter the email address
where you would like your email to be forwarded then click save.
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Email Aliases
To setup email aliases log on to your control panel with your
email userid and password, select Alias
Administration and then select the add
option. Enter the alias you wish to add (ex: joe), select standard
as Alias Type then add the destination (the email address or
pop3 account you wish to forward to).
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Autoresponders
To setup an autoresponder for your POP3 account log on to
your control panel with your userid
and password, select Change Vacation
Message, enter the autoresponse then click save.
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Catch-all Email Accounts
What is a catch-all?
An email catch-all account is an email account
that will catch all incoming mail to your domain and send it to
a specified email account.
Setting up a catch-all
1) Log on to your email control panel with your
administrative email account.
2) Click on the the Alias
Administration link.
3) In the alias administration menu click on Add
then enter nobody as alias
ID. Select Standard as Alias
Type then enter the email address in the destination
field.
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Configuring Email Clients
Once you have setup your email accounts you can go
ahead and configure your email client to send and receive email.
Configure your email client as follows:
ACCOUNT NAME: username@domainname ( eg fred@mydomain.com )
OUTGOING MAIL SMTP SERVER: Use your connecting ISP's smtp server , eg smtp.eyesurf.co.uk , or smtp.freeserve.net
INCOMING MAIL POP3 SERVER: mail.yourdomain.com
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