Generic Email Configuration

Configuring email settings may be different from program to program, but all email programs require the same basic pieces of information. Here we list the different items required by most email programs, and the proper way to configure them. If you have difficulty figuring out how to configure your particular client program, please consult the documentation that came with that program, or contact the software manufacturer.

POP mail

There are a few different methods (also known as protocols) for checking email. POP (Post Office Protocol) is the most commonly used method, particularly when using an email client.

Email Address

This is often listed as POP account or IMAP Account, return address, or reply address, and some programs may request this more than once. In every case, however, this is simply your username at your host domain (for example, username@YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME.)

Username

Also often called POP ID or Account Name, this is your username.

Password

This is the password associated with your username. Some programs do not ask for the password until you check your mail.

Incoming Mail Server

There are a number of different ways this may be phrased, but it is referring to the domain name where your mail is stored. Your mail is stored on your Server, so you should enter your Host domain name

Outgoing SMTP Server