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How do I setup my email using an email client?


Both the POP3 and the SMTP servers are: mail.YOURDOMAINNAME.com

If you would like to configure an email client to check your email, you would take the following steps (these are basic instructions for Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail and Thunderbird). For more detailed instructions, please visit the Microsoft or Mozilla websites):

1. Open up your mail client
2. From the tool bar above, go to TOOLS, then scroll down to ACCOUNTS and left click.
3. Once the accounts window pops-up, click on "ADD" and pick "mail".
4. Add whatever name that you what for customers to see (Your store, Your name, etc), click next
5. Add full email address (i.e. randell@YOURDOMAINNAME.com) click next
6. Add the mail server information, both the POP3 and SMTP servers are mail.YOURDOMAINNAME.com click next
7. Add your login information, which will be your FULL email address (i.e. YOUREMAIL@YOURDOMAINNAME.com and your password, click finish.

After you create each account, Open your mail client.

1. Go to TOOLS
2. Then ACCOUNTS
3. On each account click PROPERTIES.
4. Go to the SERVERS tab.
5. Make both the SMTP and POP3: mail.YOURDOMAINNAME.com
6. Select MY SERVER REQUIRES AUTHENTICATION and then click APPLY.