There are three ways to read your email.

• Webmail
• IMAP
• POP3

Webmail

Webmail is the simplest to get started. If your email address is joe@example.com, then use your web browser to go to http://mail.example.com, and then put in your email address joe, and your password.

The first time you log into webmail, you will need to provide your full name, and preferred email address.

Web mail has a simple interface, the folders are on the left and the emails are on the right. Click on the name of a folder to change folders, and click on the subject of an email to read the email.

One important option, is the "Change Password" link on the "Options" page. This will allow you to change your password. It is a good idea to change your password every few months.

POP3/IMAP

POP3 and IMAP are very similar. In either case you need to use a mail reader program such as Outlook, Outlook Express, or Mozilla Thunderbird.

POP3 is a simple protocol which downloads your new emails to your computer. IMAP is different, all emails stay on the server until you delete them. Which is better? It depends, if you have a laptop and read your email when you are not on the network, POP3 might work better. However if you read your email from 2 or more computers, IMAP is a better choice.

You will need to know your account name as well as your email address. Please consult the information that was provided you when you signed up for service.

For all email software

These instructions assume that your email address is yourname and your domain is example.com.

Protocol: POP3 or IMAP
Email Address: yourname@example.com
User Name/Account Name: yourname
Password: yourpassword
Incoming Mail Server (IMAP/POP3): mail.example.com
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): mail.example.com
Incoming IMAP port: 143
Incoming POP3 port: 110
Outgoing SMTP port: 25 or 587

Outlook

• From the menu, select Tools->E-mail Accounts... (You may have to click the double chevron symbol before the "E-mail Accounts" option is shown)
• Select "Add a new e-mail account", and click next
• Select POP3 or IMAP, and click next
• Enter your full name, your email address, your user name (usually the same as the first part of your email), your password.
• Your incoming mail server will be mail.example.com (replace example with your domain name), and your outgoing mail server will be the same.
• Click "More Settings..."
• On the "Outgoing Server" page, click "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication", and "Use same settings as my incoming mail server"
• If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) blocks outgoing email, or requires you to use their servers, go to the "Advanced" page, and change the Outgoing Server port number to 587. If you have a COX communications cable modem, you need to use port 587
• Click "OK", and click "Next>"
• Click "Finish"
• Outlook will now begin downloading your email.

Outlook Express

• From the menu, select Tools->Accounts...
• Select "Add a new e-mail account", and click next
• Select Add->Mail
• Enter your full name and click "Next"
• Enter your email address, for example yourname@example.com, and click "Next"
• Choose either POP3 or IMAP
• Fill in mail.example.com for the incoming mail server (replace example with your domain name), and your outgoing mail server will be the same. Click "Next"
• Fill in your Account Name, usually the same as the first part of your email address, and your password, and click "Next"
• Click "Finish"
• Make sure your new mail account is selected, and click "Properties"
• On the "Servers" page, click "My server requires authentication"
• If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) blocks outgoing email, or requires you to use their servers, go to the "Advanced" page, and change the Outgoing Server (SMTP) port number to 587. If you have a COX communications cable modem, you need to use port 587
• Click "OK", and click "Close"
• Outlook Express will now begin downloading your email.

Mozilla Thunderbird

• From the menu, select Tools->Account Settings...
• Click "Add Account..."
• Select "Email Account", and click "Next"
• Enter your full name and your email address, for example yourname@example.com, and click "Next"
• Choose either POP3 or IMAP
• Fill in mail.example.com for the incoming mail server (replace example with your domain name), and your outgoing mail server will be the same. Click "Next"
• Fill in your Incoming User Name, usually the same as the first part of your email address, and your password, and click "Next"
• Give the account a name, anything you want, and click "Next"
• Click "Outgoing Server (SMTP)"
• Click "yourname - mail.example.com" or whatever name you gave your new account.
• Click "Edit..."
• Make sure "Use name and password" is checked
• If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) blocks outgoing email, or requires you to use their servers, change the port number to 587. If you have a COX communications cable modem, you need to use port 587
• If you would like to use a secure connection when sending email, click the "TLS" option, and change the server name to "secure.sageconspiracy.com"
• Click "OK", and click "OK"
• Thunderbird will now begin downloading your email.