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How do I setup email on the server and client(Desktop)?

Setting up emails on the server

1. Login to the Control Panel using the details from your welcome email.
2. Within the control panel click on the "Mail" button
3. Type in the name part of the email address you are setting up (For example "user" is the name part of the email address "user@example.com") into the "Mail Name" field.
4. Check the "Mail Box" option.
5. Enter the required password for the mail account.
6. Click on "Update".
7. Your email is now setup on the server and you can configure it on the client/desktop.

Setting up email on the client (Desktop)

1. Open Outlook Express, select "Accounts" from the "Tools" menu.
2. On the Mail tab, click "Add" and then select "Mail".
3. Type in your full name as you want displayed when people receive emails from you and click on "Next".
4. Type in your email address (as setup on the server as above), and click on "Next".
5. Select incoming mail server type as POP3, In the incoming mail field enter "mail." i.e. if your domain was "example.com" you would enter "mail.example.com".
6. In the outgoing field enter the same details as incoming and click "Next"
7. Enter your username (full email address) and password for this email address as setup above and click on "Next".
8. Select the new account in the list of mail accounts and click "Properties"
9. Click on the "Servers" tab, and check the "My server requires authentication" option and click "OK".
10. Click on "Close", your account is now setup.
 

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