How do I set up email on my computer?
The first step in recieving email on your computer is to use an email client. This software will allow you to download, view and organize your email in an effictive manner. Popular email clients include Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and Mozilla Thunderbird. We will provide you with step-by-step instructions for each of these 3 programs below. If you are using an alternative email client that is not included here, you can use the following basic information and follow your software’s guides to configuring your email.For these examples we are going to use the fictitious email address of jim@mycompany.com. You will of course need to replace all occurrences of this email with your own email and domain name.
Username:jim@mycompany.com
Incoming Mail (POP): mail.mycompany.com
Outgoing Mail (SMTP): We do not currently provide outgoing email, you will need to use your ISP’s settings for this. (Telus: mail.telus.net or Cablerocket: smtp.cablerocket.com)
Password:Your assigned passwordStep by step instructions for email setup:
Outlook Express
- Open Outlook Express and under the Tools menu choose Accounts…
- Press the Add button and choose Mail…
- Enter the name that you would like to appear in the “From” field of an outgoing message, then click Next
- Enter your e-mail address: jim@mycompany.com - then click Next.
- The incoming mail server is a “POP3″ server
Enter your incoming mail server - mail.mycompany.com
Your outgoing mail (SMTP) server information depends on your current Internet Service Provider:
Telus: mail.telus.net
Cablerocket: smtp.cablerocket.com
Then click Next - Your account name is your full email address, jim@mycompany.com and enter your assigned password. You can check the Remember Password box if you do not wish to enter every time you check mail. Click Next then Finish.
- You should still have a window titles Internet Accounts open on your screen. (If not choose Tools then Accounts… again). Find your newly created account under the Mail tab and double-click it. You should get a properties window now. Click on the Servers tab then check the box at the bottom under Outgoing Mail Server for My server requires authentification. Then click OK and then click Close on the Internet Accounts window.
- Your account is now ready for use in Outlook Express
Microsoft Outlook
- Open Microsoft Outlook and under the Tools menu choose Email Accounts…
- Select “Add a new e-mail account” and click Next.
- Choose “POP3″ from the list and click Next
- Enter in your information as follows for all fields:
Your Name: Jim Jones
Email Address: jim@mycompany.com
Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.mycompany.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): this information depends on your current Internet Service Provider:
Telus: mail.telus.net
Cablerocket: smtp.cablerocket.com
User Name: jim@mycompany.com
Password: enter your assigned password - Click the “Test Account Settings …” to make sure everything is working then click Next
- Click the “Finish” button
- Your account is now ready for use in Microsoft Outlook
Mozilla Thunderbird
- Open Thunderbird and under the Tools menu choose “Account Settings”
- Click the “Add Account” button on the lower left
- Select “Email Account” and click next
- Enter your name and email address in the related fields and click Next
- Select “POP” as the incoming mail server and enter “mail.mycompany.com” as the incoming server name and use your ISP’s outgoing server name (Telus: mail.telus.net or Cablerocket: smtp.cablerocket.com) and click next
- Enter your incoming & outgoing usernames as your full email address - jim@mycompany.com and click next
- Enter an account name of your choice and click next then finish.
- Your email account is ready for use in Mozilla Thunderbird
