Setting Up My Email Client

Mail Setup

Outlook

·    Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Services".

·    In the "Services" tab, click the "Add" button.

·    In the "Add Service to Profile" dialog that appears, click on "Internet E-mail", and then click on the "OK" button.

·    Following are notes on how to complete the different fields in the "Mail Account Properties".

·    General Tab

·    Mail Account:                       Give it a name (Example: MyDomain)

·    Name:                                    Enter your name   (Example:  Andrew Lindsay).

·    Organization:                       Your organization's name. (Example: MyDomain)

·    E-Mail Address:                 The default (catch all) e-mail account for the domain.  With the Helm control panel, this is typically mail@yourdomain.tld ("tld" means "top level domain", like com or net or org).  (Example: mail@MyDomain.com).

·    Reply Address:                  The e-mail address you want recipients to see when they receive e-mail from this account.                                                  (Examples: mail@MyDomain.com or andrew@MyDomain.com)

·    Servers Tab

·    Server Information:

·    Incoming Mail (POP3):                mail.yourdomain.tld (Example: mail.MyDomain.com)

·    Outgoing Mail (SMTP):               mail.MyISP.com (Example: mail.ISP.com) – See your ISP for this.

·    Incoming Mail Server:

·    Account Name:                             mail@yourdomain.tld (Example: mail.MyDomain.com)

·    Password:                                       The account's password.

·    Log on using secure password authentication: Leave unchecked.

·    Remember Password:               Your choice.

·    Outgoing Mail Server:

·    My server requires authentication:         See your ISP for this.

·    Connection Tab

·    Leave defaults.

·    Advanced Tab

·    Leave defaults.

·    When finished, click "OK".

·    Click "OK" to close the last dialog box.

·    You should now be able to send and receive e-mail from your Datalian hosted account.

Outlook Express (v.6)

·    Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Accounts".

·    In the "Internet Accounts" dialog box, select the "Mail" tab.

·    Click the "Add" button and choose "Mail...".

·    In the "Your name" dialog...

·    For the display name, enter what you want people to see in the "From" field on your messages.  (Example:  Andrew Lindsay).

·    Press the "Next" button.

·    In the "Internet E-mail address" dialog...

·    Enter your return e-mail address, where you want others to send mail to you.  (Examples: mail@MyDomain.com or andrew@MyDomain.com).

·    Press the "Next" button.

·    In the "E-mail Server Names" dialog...

·    In the dropdown box enter, "My incoming mail server is a "POP3" server."

·    In the "Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server:" field, enter in the format "mail.yourdomain.tld"  ("tld" means "top level domain", like com or net or org).    (Example: mail.MyDomain.com)

·    Outgoing Mail (SMTP): mail.MyISP.com (Example: mail.ISP.com) – See your ISP for this.

·    Click the "Next" button.

·    In the "Internet Mail Logon" dialog...

·    For the "Account name" enter your e-mail account for the domain.  With the Helm control panel, this is typically mail@yourdomain.tld ("tld" means "top level domain", like com or net or org).  (Example: mail@MyDomain.com).

·    For the "Password", enter it.

·    For the "Remember Password" checkbox, choose what is appropriate for you.

·    For the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA), do not check this box.

·    Click the "Next" button.

·    Click the "Finish" button.  (But you're not quite done yet.)

·    In the "Internet Accounts" dialog, click the account you just created and press the "Properties" button.

·    In the "General" tab...

·    In the "Mail Account" field, you may rename the default to something more friendly.

·    You may choose to add (or not) an "Organization" name.

·    You may choose to add (or not) a "Reply address".  This is the e-mail address where messages will be sent if someone chooses to "reply to" one of your e-mails.  This is usually the same address you have in the "E-mail address" field.

·    In the "Servers" tab...

·    Under the "Outgoing Mail Server" area, you need to check the "My server requires authentication".  (The "Settings" button will become active, but you can leave all the settings at their defaults.)

·    The rest of the "Servers" tab should be left as defaulted from the wizard.

·    The "Connections", "Security", and "Advanced" tabs can have all their values left to the defaults.

·    Click "OK".

·    Click "Close".

·    You should now be able to send and receive e-mail from Outlook Express.

Mozilla

·    Open "Mail and Newsgroups".

·    If you have never configured an e-mail account before then the setup wizard should automatically open.

·    If not, go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Mail and Newgroups Account Settings".

·    Click the "Add Account" button.

·    In the "New Account Setup" dialog...

·    Select "Email Account".

·    Press "Next".

·    In the "Identity" dialog...

·    Enter your name.  (Example: Andrew Lindsay)

·    Enter the e-mail address for the account you are setting up.  (Example: mail@MyDomain.com)

·    Press "Next".

·    In the "Server Information" dialog...

·    Select "POP".

·    In the "Incoming Server:" field, enter in the format "mail.yourdomain.tld"  ("tld" means "top level domain", like com or net or org).    (Example: mail.MyDomain.com)

·    Outgoing Mail (SMTP):               mail.MyISP.com (Example: mail.ISP.com) – See your ISP for this.

·    Press "Next".

·    In the "User Names" dialog...

·    In the "Incoming User Name:" field enter the e-mail address for the account you are setting up.  (Example: mail@MyDomain.com)

·    Press "Next".

·    In the "Account Name" dialog...

·    Give the account a name.  You can leave the default or change it to a more friendly name, like "MyDomain Mail".

·    Press "Next".

·    In the "Congratulations" dialog...

·    Review your settings.  It should look similar to the following.  Correct as needed.

·    Account Name:                                             mail@MyDomain.com

·    Email Address:                                             mail@MyDomain.com

·    Incoming User Name:                                 mail@MyDomain.com

·    Incoming Server Name:                             mail.MyDomain.com

·    Outgoing User Name:                                 mail@MyDomain.com

·    Outgoing Server Name (SMTP):             mail.MyDomain.com

·    Press "Finish" (but you're really not done yet).

·    You should now be back in the "Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings" dialog.

·    If you press "Close" now Mozilla will now be set for you to send and receive mail.

·    However, you can also click on the account and it's sub-categories to customize the application to your preferences.

·    The first time you try and send a message, you will be prompted for your mail server password.  Enter the password.  It is your option whether you wish Mozilla to remember the password or not.

Pimmy

·    In the "File" menu, choose "New Account".

·    Under the "Mail reading" section...

·    For "POP3 provider address" enter enter in the format "mail.yourdomain.tld"  ("tld" means "top level domain", like com or net or org).    (Example: mail.MyDomain.com)

·    For the "User:" enter your e-mail account name.  With the Helm control panel, this is typically mail@yourdomain.tld ("tld" means "top level domain", like com or net or org).  (Example: mail@MyDomain.com).

·    For the "Password", enter it.

·    Under the "Mail sending" section.

·    Outgoing Mail (SMTP):               mail.MyISP.com (Example: mail.ISP.com) – See your ISP for this.

·    For the "Name:" field, enter your name (Example: Andrew Lindsay).

·    For the "E-mail:" field, enter your e-mail account (same as the "User") field above.

·    Click "OK".

·    You should now be back in the main window.

·    From the "Tools" menu, choose "Providers".

·    Double-click on the provider for your account.

·    Leave the completed fields as they appear.

·    In the "Outgoing mail server authentication" section...

·    Check the "Active" box.

·    Enter your user name.  (Example: mail@MyDomain.com)

·    Enter your account password.

·    Press the "OK" button.

·    Pimmy is now configured to send and receive e-mail.

·    For more information on customizing Pimmy to your preferences, go to the "Help" menu and choose "Manual", or just press the F1 key.

Other E-Mail Clients

·    If you use an e-mail client different than the ones above, we would be pleased if you would provide us the setup instructions similar to the ones above.  You can send them by using the "Comment on Page" link at the bottom of this page.  Thank you.