Configuring Mail Clients for Your New Account (Quick Reference)

The following section explains how to download mail from your hostmysite.com account using a variety of common mail clients. In addition, you will be able to read your mail from our web interface. This is a quick reference and we also provide detailed instructions for individual clients with screenshots included.

Please note that your incoming and outgoing mail servers depends on the information sent to you in your setup e-mail. It can either be mail.yourdomain.xyz or just your domain name (no www. or mail., etc.) Please reference your initial e-mail to determine which format to use.

Outlook Express

• Open Outlook Express
• Go to Tools menu and choose Accounts
• Select the Mail tab and the Add button
• Setup Wizard will appear. Follow the Wizard until Finish is selected
• Your incoming and outgoing mail server is either: mail.yourdomain.xxx
• Your username and password are the ones you set in the webmail interface.
• Go to "Tools | Accounts" and select the account you just created.
• Under the "Servers" tab you must check "My Server Requires Authentication" to be able to send mail

In some cases, your ISP may require you to use their mail server and/or may block the use our any third-party SMTP servers. Earthlink and MSN are examples of ISP's that restrict SMTP use. In this case you should contact your ISP for assistance in working around this issue.

Repeat above steps to create multiple e-mail accounts in Outlook Express

Netscape Communicator Mail (4.xx)

• Open Netscape Communicator
• Go to Edit menu and choose Preferences
• Click on Mail and Groups and the + sign adjacent to it
• Click on Identity and enter your name and mail address
• Click on Mail Server and enter the following:
  Incoming (POP3) and outgoing (SMTP) should be mail.yourdomain.xyz (substitute your domain name)
• Choose the POP3 radio button under Mail Server Type
• Click OK

In some cases, your ISP may require you to use their mail server and/or may block the use our any third-party SMTP servers. Earthlink and MSN are examples of ISP's that restrict SMTP use. In this case you should contact your ISP for assistance in working around this issue.

General configuration compatible with most mail clients

When configuring your mail client, provide the following information:

• POP3/Incoming and SMTP/outgoing mail server: mail.yourdomain.xxx
• Username and password: set in the webmail interface when creating accounts

In some cases, your ISP may require you to use their mail server and/or may block the use our any third-party SMTP servers. Earthlink and MSN are examples of ISP's that restrict SMTP use. In this case you should contact your ISP for assistance in working around this issue.

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