Outlook and Outlook Express
- Select the Tools menu.
- Select the Accounts... menu item.
- Click on the Add button and select Mail....
- Display name, fill in your real name, for instance: John Doe.
Click Next>
- Email address, your username followed by @your-domain-name.com, for instance:
johnd@your-domain-name.com. Click Next>
- My incoming mail server is a POP3 server.
- The Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server AND the Outgoing mail
(SMTP) server are mail.your-domain-name.com. Click Next>
- Choose Log on using and fill in your username (also called login
name) in the POP account name box (this is all lowercase without
the @your-domain-name.com at the end, for instance johnd. Put your password
in the Password box. Please remember, your password is case
sensitive. Click Next>
- For the Internet mail account name leave what it has in there.
Click Next>
- Click Finish
- Highlight the account in the "Internet Accounts" window and click
the Set as default button if you want this account to be default.
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Netscape 6.X
Start Netscape, go into the Tasks menu and choose Mail.
Choose the Edit menu, then Mail/News Account Settings.
Click on Outgoing (SMTP) Server on the left side
In Server Name: put mail.your-domain-name.com ,
Leave everything else unchecked and blank.
Click on New Account in the lower left.
Choose ISP or email provider, click Next.
Type your name in the Your Name box and your
email address in the Email Address section, click Next.
Leave Server Type as POP Mail Server,
in Server Name: put mail.your-domain-name.com, click Next.
In the User Name: box, put in your account name without
@your-domain-name.com after it, click Next.
For Account Name leave the default. Click Next.
Click Finish.
Click OK.
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Netscape Communicator 4.5 - 4.8 (Messenger)
Select the Edit menu and the Preferences... menu item.
In the Preferences window, under the Category section, select
the Mail & Newsgroups item.
Identity:
Fill in the Your name: field with your real name.
Fill in the Email address: field with your email address,
username@your-domain-name.com
You can ignore the remaining fields.
Mail Servers:
Click the Add button. You may have to delete an existing entry
if it does not allow you to add a new one.
Server Name mail.your-domain-name.com
User Name: put your username name (all lowercase).
Check the Remember password button if you don't want
to have to type in your password each time you check for mail.
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mail.your-domain-name.com
Outgoing mail server user name Please leave this field blank.
Newsgroup Server:
Click the Add button.
Server Name: news.zipcon.com
Leave the port as 119 and the two lower boxes unchecked
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Netscape Communicator 4.0x Mail
Select the Edit menu and the Preferences... menu item.
In the Preferences window, under the Category section, select
the Mail & Groups item.
Identity:
Fill in the Your name: field with your real name.
Fill in the Email address: field with your email address,
username@your-domain-name.com
You can ignore the remaining fields.
Mail Server:
Fill in the Mail server user name: with your username name
(all lowercase).
Outgoing and Incoming mail server:
mail.your-domain-name.com
Mail server type:
POP3 Note: to have Netscape remember your password, click on
"More Options"
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Opera Mail
Select the Preferences menu and choose the Mail...
menu item.
Click the Use Opera button.
Name: Fill in with your real name.
Mail Address: field with your email address, username@your-domain-name.com
Mail Server: mail.your-domain-name.com
Store outgoing mail in: You can leave this blank,
or type in outgoing.mbx to store all your sent mail
on your hard drive
Signature file: You can leave this blank.
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Netscape 2 and 3.x Mail
Step I:
Start Netscape.
Click on the Options menu.
Select the Mail and News Prefs... item.
Step II:
Click on the Identity tab at the top of the window.
Fill in the Name field with your real name.
Fill in the E-mail Address field with your email address.
email@your-domain-name.com
Step III:
Click on the Servers tab.
For Outgoing (SMTP) and Incoming (POP3)
mail servers, put mail.your-domain-name.com
Fill in the POP Username field with your
username name, not your real name.
Please do NOT append @your-domain-name.com to this field.
Step IV:
Click on the Organization tab.
Click on the Remember Password button if
you don't want to enter your password each time you start mail.
Step V:
From the Options menu, select Save Settings.
If your version of Netscape doesn't have this option, don't worry
it will save its settings automatically.
You can now read your mail by starting Netscape and selecting the Windows
menu and the Netscape Mail menu item, or by simply clicking on the letter
icon in the lower right hand corner of Netscape's main window.
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Eudora Mail
When running Eudora for the first time, just after installation:
- POP Account: Use your fill email addrfess, including
@your-domain-name.com, for example: johnd@your-domain-name.com
- Real Name: Your real name
- Return Address: Your email address, for example:
johnd@your-domain-name.com
- Connect Method: Select Winsock (Network, PPP, SLIP)
Thats it, go to the File menu and select Check Mail to check
for new email.
To modify an existing Eudora configuration, go into the Tools
menu and choose Options... Click on Getting Started now
follow the guidelines above.
Internet Explorer Mail (IE 2.x or 3.x)
An Internet Mail Configuration Wizard will start when you begin this program
for the first time. The following will step you through the setup in the
order the questions are asked.
- Name: enter your real name
- Email Address: enter your username name with @your-domain-name.com
(for example john@your-domain-name.com)
- Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: enter mail.your-domain-name.com
- Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: enter mail.your-domain-name.com
- Choose Login using: then at Account Name: enter
your dial-up account username name. At Password: enter
your dial-up account password.
- Under Use the following Dial-up Networking Connection:
select I use a modem to access my email then select Zipcon
- Finished!!
Microsoft Inbox Mail (Exchange)
Here is a great page for setting up your
Inbox.
Please be sure to use mail.your-domain-name.com for the mail server name.
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