Signature Hosting E-mail Service
Signature Hosting Plans include
20
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1000
POP3/IMAP accounts and unlimited e-mail forwarding addresses.
In addition to accessing e-mail accounts through a standard e-mail client program such as MicroSoft
Outlook/Outlook Express, Eudora, Netscape Messenger or Thunderbird users can use the Control Panel for a Web Mail
style interface.
POP3, IMAP & SMTP Service
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. To learn more about e-mail and how it works, visit
HowStuffWorks.
Configuring E-mail Accounts
If 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 Mail
The Control Panel includes a user-friendly Web-based e-mail client. Your account is ready to use as it
is, without further configuration.
The POP 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 the Control Panel by substituting your domain name in the following link and using your login
and password:
http://your-domain.com/ControlPanel/
E-mail Aliases
An 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 Signature Hosting plan
that automatically and immediately forwards to your local ISP e-mail account, you@your-isp.com.
To do this you would create an e-mail alias like this:
webmaster@your-domain.com you@your-isp.com
It's that easy! You can create as many e-mail aliases as you want for your Signature Hosting plan.
DNS Blacklisting, Spam and Virus Filtering
Signature Hosting includes several features and services for the filtering and management of mail as well as
DNS Blacklisting, Spam Filtering with SpamAssassin and virus filtering with ClamAV.
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