Use any Email Client to Download
Email from Your POP Account on Your Webvisions Virtual Server
In general, your email
client needs to be configured to get its mail from our server and to
use our server as a SMTP host. This section shows how to
configure popular POP client software packages (Microsoft Outlook
Express and Eudora) for the PC. Please note that these email clients
are also available for the Macintosh and should be similarly
configured.
Download Email Clients from the Web
For a list of popular email clients available for download, please
visit our List
of Email Programmes on our HTML Resources Page. This page
includes links to Eudora (Light and Pro), Pegasus Mail and Microsoft
Outlook Express. Many of these programmes are either freeware or
shareware.
Standard Settings for Configuration Across Any
Email Client
The following are the settings that need to be configured on whatever
email client you are using to retrieve your email.
·
The POP3 Login (You should use Webmanager to
configure this to your own preference).
·
The POP3 Email Password (You should use
Webmanager to configure this to your own preference).
·
The POP3 Server (this should be set at
pop.yourdomain.com)
·
The SMTP Server (this should be set at
smtp.yourdomain.com)
[ Configure
Microsoft Outlook Express ] [ Configure Eudora
]
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How to send email: Setting up and using SMTP Authentication
Configuring
Microsoft Outlook Express
1. Launch
Microsoft Outlook Express on your computer.
2. Select
the pull-down menu TOOLS, and from this menu, select the Accounts
option.
3.
A Window titled "Internet Accounts" will
open up. This window allows you to configure and alternate between
multiple user accounts. Each user account can be configured for
separate POP3 logins, passwords, and user information.
4. On
the right-hand side of this window, click on "Add" ,
and select "Mail". This will launch Microsoft
Outlook Express' Internet Connection Wizard
5. These
are the fields the Internet Connection Wizard will ask you to
fill in. Each field is revealed in a separate window. After you
complete each field, click on "Next" and you will be
brought to the next window with the next field to be filled in.
Your Name: (Enter your User Name, e.g., Alaskan Pineapples
Ltd.)
Internet Email Address: (i.e. yourpop@yourname.com [ Note
to budget server users: Please insert yourpop/pop.yourname.com
instead ] )
Email Server Names: (Please see the sample
image of an Email configuration screen below)
Internet Mail Logon: (Enter your POP3 logon and your password
as configured by Webmanager)
Friendly Name: (Configure according to user preference)
Choose Connection Type: (Configure according to your own internet
connections)
6. Configure
the other parameters to the user's preference and click on the OK
button.
7.
How to send email: Setting up and using SMTP Authentication
Configuring Eudora
Eudora for both the
Macintosh and PC is available from ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com/Eudora (Please
also consult our List of Email
Programmes for Download). Eudora comes in two forms: freeware
(Eudora Light) and a commercial version (Eudora Pro). The set up procedures for both
operating systems are very similar.
To configure Eudora to access your POP mail account on a server alaskanpineapples.com
for the email user sales with pop login sales. You
will need to do the following:
1. Start
up Eudora.
2. Select
the “Tools” pull-down menu, and in that menu, select “Options”
3. Select
the Getting Started Category
4. In
the Configuration dialog set the fields to the following values:
Real Name: Alaskan Pineapples Ltd
Return Address: sales@alaskanpineapples.com
Mail Server (Incoming):
pop.alaskanpineapples.com
Login Name: sales
SMTP Server: smtp.alaskanpineapples.com
5. Check
the Allow Authentication box.
6. Configure
the other parameters to the user's preference and click on the OK
button.
Once
this is done Eudora is ready for the email user. When Eudora is
invoked it will prompt the user for his/her EMail password. Happy
emailing.
Finally : How to send email: Setting up and using SMTP Authentication
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