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Mailbox Setup
Step 1: Click the Windows logo in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen, then click Windows Mail.
Step 2: Windows Mail will open. Click the Tools menu, then click Accounts.
Step 3: The Internet Accounts window will open. Click Add in the top right corner. Click Mail in the menu that appears. This will open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Note: If it is the first time you have run Windows Mail on this computer, the Internet Connection Setup wizard may start automatically.
Step 4: On the first screen of the Internet Connection Wizard, you'll be asked to enter a display name. This is what most email users will see in the inboxes instead of your email address. Enter your name, then click Next.
Step 5: Enter your full email address. This made up of the mailbox name you chose, an @ symbol and your domain name. Then click Next
Step 6: On the E-mail Server Names screen, select POP3 from the drop-down list.
Enter mail.yourdomain.co.uk (replacing yourdomain.co.uk with your domain name) in the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server text box.
Enter smtp.yourdomain.co.uk (replacing yourdomain.co.uk with your domain name) in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server text box.
When you have entered your mail server names, click Next.
Step 7: On the Internet Mail Logon screen, enter your full email address in the Account name text box. If you enter just the mailbox name or your control panel username, this will not work.
When you created the mailbox, you chose a password. Enter this in the Password text box.
When you have entered your mailbox name and password, click Next.
Important: Outgoing server requires authentication should be ticked.
When you have entered your mailbox name, password and advised that your outgoing server requires authentication, click Next.
Step 8: Click Finish and the mailbox will be added to Windows Mail.
Step 9: Click Close to close the wizard and start using your email account.
This guide assumes you are running Windows XP but will also be useful if you are running an older version of Windows.
Step 1: Click the Windows Start button in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen, then click All Programs. Find Outlook Express in the list of software and click it.
Step 2: Outlook Express will open. Click the Tools menu, then click Accounts.
Step 3: The Internet Accounts window will open. Click Add in the top right corner. Click Mail in the menu that appears. This will open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Note: If it is the first time you have run Outlook Express on this computer, the Internet Connection Setup wizard may start automatically.
Step 4: On the first screen of the Internet Connection Wizard, you'll be asked to enter a display name. This is what most email users will see in the inboxes instead of your email address. Enter your name, then click Next.
Step 5: Enter your full email address. This made up of the mailbox name you chose, an @ symbol and your domain name.
Example: jeff@yourdomain.co.uk
When you have entered your email address, click Next.
Step 6: On the E-mail Server Names screen, select POP3 from the drop-down list.
Enter mail.yourdomain.co.uk (replacing yourdomain.co.uk with your domain name) in the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server text box.
Enter smtp.yourdomain.co.uk (replacing yourdomain.co.uk with your domain name) in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server text box.
When you have entered your mail server names, click Next.
Step 7: On the Internet Mail Logon screen, enter your full email address in the Account name text box. If you enter just the mailbox name or your control panel username, this will not work.
When you created the mailbox, you chose a password. Enter this in the Password text box.
When you have entered your mailbox name and password, click Next.
Important: The Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) should not be selected.
Step 8: Click Finish and the mailbox will be added to Outlook Express.
Step 9: You will be left at the Internet Accounts window.
Step 10: Click the Mail tab, then double click the email account you have just set up.
Step 11: Click the Servers tab and ensure the My server requires authentication check box is selected, then click OK.
Step 12: Finally, click the Tools menu, then click Options. Set how often you want Outlook Express to check your mailbox for new mail in the Check for new messages text box. Click OK and your new email account is now ready to use.
Step 1: Open Thunderbird.
Note: You may be asked if you want to import settings from other email software, such as Outlook Express. This guide shows you how to set up a new mailbox from scratch.
Step 2: The Account Wizard will open, if you don't have any other mailboxes set up in Thunderbird.
If the wizard does not open automatically, click Account Settings in the Tools menu, then click the Add Account button.
Step 3: Select the Email account radio button, then click Next.
Step 4: Enter your name in the Your Name text-box. This is what most people will see when you send them an email.
Step 5: Enter your email address in the Email Address text-box, then click the Next button.
Step 6: Ensure the POP radio button is selected.
Step 7: Enter your mail server in Incoming Server text-box. This is your domain name with "mail." added to the front.
Example: mail.yourdomain.co.uk
Step 8: Enter smtp.yourdoman.co.uk in the Outgoing Server text-box, then click Next.
Step 9: Enter your full email address in the Incoming User Name text-box.
Step 10: Enter your full email address, again, in the Outgoing User Name text-box, then click Next.
Step 11: Use the Account Name text-box to enter the name you want to use to identify this account, then click Next. This name will only be visible to you.
Step 12: Confirm the details you have entered, click Finish, then click OK to close the Account Settings window.
It is now set up in Thunderbird.
This article describes how to setup roaming SMTP. Roaming SMTP enables you to use your Biz-hosting SMTP server from wherever you are, independently of your internet connection.
To set up please follow the steps below:
Step 1: From the Outlook menu bar select Tools/E-Mail Accounts.
Step 2: Select View or change existing e-mail account and press Next.
Step 3: Select the email account you wish to amend and press Change.
Step 4: Change the Outgoing mail server to smtp.yourdomain.co.uk
Step 4: Press More settings and select Outgoing server tab.
Step 5: Check the My server requires authentication option. The Settings button will be no longer be greyed-out.
Step 6: Click the button to select Use same settings as my incoming mail server. Now click OK.
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