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Basic Hosting E-mail ServiceThe Basic Hosting plan includes the following e-mail service and features:
POP3, IMAP & SMTP ServiceIn addition to a generous 10MB quota, you may access your e-mail via the POP3 or IMAP protocals. If you are a user who commonly accesses thier e-mail account from the same computer you may choose to use an e-mail program such as Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger or Eudora. If you often access your e-mail from more than one computer such as when you're on a road trip or on vacation you may want to use an e-mail program that supports the IMAP protocal such as Outlook Express, Eudora or iManager.Note:The default SMTP port (25) is blocked by many ISPs as a measure to prevent spam. If you find that you cannot send mail, try changing the SMTP port to to either 5190 or 587. Ports 5190 and 587 are auxiliary SMTP ports supported by your Basic Hosting account. E-mail AliasesAn E-Mail alias is simply a forwarding e-mail address. Each e-mail alias we create for your account simply forwards e-mail on to any e-mail address that you specify. E-mail aliases are often used to create handy replacements for long or difficult-to-remember e-mail addresses. They can also be used to create generic e-mail addresses such as info@your-domain.com and webmaster@your-domain.com.For example, say you want a webmaster e-mail alias on the your-domain.com FreeBSD Basic Web Hosting plan that automatically and immediately forwards to your local ISP e-mail account, you@your-isp.com. On the your FreeBSD Basic Web Hosting plan, we would create an e-mail alias like this: webmaster@your-domain.com you@your-isp.comIt's that easy! You may create as many e-mail aliases as you want for your Basic Web Hosting plan: there's no limit! To create and maintain your e-mail forwarding addresses login to iManager and choose: Maintain e-mail accounts - yourdomain.com Configuring E-mail AccountsIf you prefer to use Netscape Communicator, Outlook 2000, Eudora, or any of the other e-mail clients out there, you can configure your account to use POP or IMAP. Depending on which version of an e-mail client you are using, actual configuration steps may vary.
Note: The default SMTP port (25) is blocked by many ISPs as a measure to prevent spam. If you find that you cannot send mail, try changing the SMTP port to to either 5190 or 587. Ports 5190 and 587 are auxiliary SMTP ports supported by your Basic Hosting account. Web MailiManager provides a user-friendly Web-based e-mail client. Your account is ready to use as it is, without further configuration.The POP3 protocol accesses a remote mail server that then downloads incoming e-mail to your computer. Think of a POP account as a temporary holding bin for your e-mail. When it is prompted, the server then routes that mail to your computer. E-mail is not stored on the remote server. The IMAP protocol maintains your e-mail account on a remote server. You issue the commands to download, delete, flag, forward, and store messages from your local computer, but your remote server does all the work. IMAP allows you to access your e-mail from any computer; however, it occupies disk space that you might need for other purposes. Login to iManager by substituting your domain name in the following link and using your login and password: http://your-domain.com/imanager/ Mail Filtering with SpamAssassinYour Basic Web Hosting Plan includes mail/spam filtering with SpamAssassin. For more info see:http://support.alpineweb.com/basic/email/spamassassin/ |
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