| Q |
What is POP email? |
| A |
POP (Post Office Protocol) email is an email account
associated with your domain hosting. POP email requires that
you set up an email application (Outlook, Eudora, Apple Mail
or others) to retrieve your email from your server. |
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| Q |
What information will I need to use POP email? |
| A |
You will need to know the following:
POP Mail Server = your domain name (ex.
yourdomain.com) or pop.yourdomain.com
SMTP Mail Server = your domain name (ex.
yourdomain.com) or smtp.yourdomain.com
Account Name = the user name assigned to that email
account when you requested setup for it.
Password = the password you requested for that
account when it was setup. In some cases, a temporary
password was assigned to your account at setup. |
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| Q |
What is a "forwarded" email address? |
| A |
A forwarded address is an email address for your domain that
redirects email to your domain email address to another
email address.
ex. you@yourdomain.com forwards to you@mydomain.com. |
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| Q |
What is SMTP? |
| A |
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The main protocol used
to send electronic mail from server to server on the Internet. |
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| Q |
What is a "catchall" address? |
| A |
A "catchall" is an inbox or folder that any unassigned email
to your domain is sent. |
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| Q |
What is IMAP? |
| A |
IMAP or Internet Message Access Protocol is a method of
receiving messages that are kept on your server. You can
download the message from your email client anywhere and
still have a copy on the server. |
