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That
nifty web based email system is very handy for quick access from
ANY computer. But if you're on your own computer it's often a lot
faster and easier for you to get your email right in your regular
email program. Because it is the most commonly used email program
our example is set up using Outlook Express. If you're
using a different email program, or not using Windows XP from which
these screens were copied things won't look exactly the same but
chances are it is very similar and you'll still be able to follow
our help file for the most part, and any reference we make to Outlook
Express you should substitute with your own email program.
2. Click on 'Tools' in the menu bar, then 'Accounts...' option from the drop-down menu. Select the 'Mail' tab along the top.
3. First you need a piece of information from your existing account. Make sure your most commonly used account is highlighted and click on the 'Properties' button. Look at what is written in the box labelled 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' and write it down carefully-match lower-case and upper-case exactly. Now click on the 'Cancel' button at the bottom to close this window.
4. You're now back on the main Accounts window. It's time to create a new account, so click on the 'Add' button. and select the 'Mail...' option that comes up.
5. You are now in a wizard that will help you set up your new email access step-by-step. First you're selecting what will appear in a guys email box as who the mail is from. It is strongly recommended that you use a real name as screen names are regarded by many as very low brow. Type in your name and click on 'Next'.
6. You are now choosing the actual email address you are going to send all your email from. The cool thing is that since you own the domain you can make it ANYTHING: it can be william@yourdomain.com or bill@yourdomain.com or billyLA@yourdomain.com (assuming you are in Los Angeles). Just keep it nice and simple so anybody can easily remember it. Type it in and click on 'Next'.
7. Here you need to type into the first box for Incoming Mail, "mail.yourdomain.com". and in the second box where all the X's are, for outgoing mail you need to put in that name you so carefully wrote down from the other account just a minute ago. Technically you could use "mail.yourdomain.com" again here but I recommend not. Click on 'Next'.
8. For account name you need to type in the username for whatever email account you are wanting to receive. For example, if setting up "support@yourdomain.com" you would type in "support". In the password box type in your password which is set in your domain control panel. If this is your own private computer you'll want to have the 'remember password' box checked so you don't have to type it in every time your computer downloads email. Click 'Next'.
9. You are done! Click on 'Finish' and your new account is ready to use.
10. To send out mail using your new email address, just click on 'Create Mail' as usual. When the window comes up there will now be a 'From:' line with your default account automatically selected. Using the button at the far right end you can change it to your new account. When replying to any incoming email the program will use the same account as which the email came in on so you don't have to even think about selecting which account.
Your email is now all unified into your email program and ready to run. |
