How do I set up a POP account?

Make sure you have the setup information that we emailed to you.
This will contain:
    * Email address =  Username@yourdomain.com
    * user name or account name = Username
    * password = Password
    * POP server = www.yourdomain.com
    * SMTP = get this info from your ISP
For Microsoft Outlook:
  1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
  2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "Add a new e-mail account" and click Next.
  3. For your server type, select "POP3" and click Next.
  4. On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, enter your information as follows:
  5. Your Name
    Enter your first and last name.
    E-mail Address
    Enter your e-mail address.
    User Name
    Enter your e-mail address, again.
    Password
    Enter the password you set up for your e-mail account.
    Incoming mail server (POP3)
    Your incoming server is mail.mydomain.com, where "mydomain.com" is the name of your domain.
    Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
    Enter smtpout.secureserver.net for your outgoing mail server.

    Click "More Settings."

    NOTE: "smtpout.secureserver.net" is an SMTP relay server. In order to use this server to send e-mails, you must first activate SMTP relay on your e-mail account. Log on to your Manage Email Accounts page to set up SMTP relay. If you do not have SMTP relay set up and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) allows it, you can use the outgoing mail server for your Internet Service Provider. Contact your Internet Service Provider to get this setting.

  6. On the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the "Outgoing Server" tab.
  7. Select "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication."
  8. If you did not change the SMTP relay section, select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server". If you changed the user name and password in the SMTP relay section of your Manage Email Accounts page, select "Log on using" and enter the user name and password. The following example assumes you did not change your SMTP relay section in your Manage Email Accounts page.
  9. Select the "Advanced" tab and change the "Outgoing server (SMTP)" port to 80 or 3535.
  10. Click OK.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Click Finish.
For Outlook Express:
  1. Load Outlook Express, select the "Tools" menu then "Accounts".
  2. Click the "Add" button and select "Mail".
  3. Under "Display Name" type in your name.
  4. Click the "Next" button.
  5. In "Email Address" type in your email address, example - username@circusmedia.com
  6. Click the "Next" button.
Setting up the Mail Server Information:
(Use info from setup email. Exactly)
  1. In "My Incoming Mail Server", select "POP3".
  2. Type mail.yourdomain.com in the Incoming Mail POP Server. 
  3. Type mail.yourdomain.com in the Outgoing Mail SMTP Server.
  4. Click the "Next" button.
  5. Make sure there is a dot infront of "Logon Using". (meaning its selected)
  6. Pop Account Name - enter yours in the form of: Example: Username/yourdomain.com - see your set up info emailed to you.
  7. Password - type in your Password for  (remember passwords are case sensitive).
  8. Internet Account Name - just an easy to remember name.
  9. Click the "Next" button.

Selecting a Connection Type:
  1. Make sure the dot is infront of "Connect using network". (meaning its selected)
  2. Click the "Next" button.
  3. Click the "Finish" button. When you want to check for new mail messages you will need to click the Send & Receive button on the Outlook Express Toolbar. You may want to check under the "Tools" menu and select "Options". You can set various options, such as, checking for messages automatically, sending automatically, etc.
For Netscape:
  1. Open the Netscape email software. If this is the first time you run the Netscape Email software, you will see a pop-up. If not, you can get to the same screen by Click on Edit, then Mail/News account settings and then in the new windows, click New Account.
  2. Once you see the above window, choose "ISP or email provider" and then click "Next".
  3. Enter your name in "Your Name:" text box.
  4. Enter your email address in "Email Address:" text box, then click "Next" 5. Under Incoming server, select "POP" and enter "www.mydomain.com" in "Server Name:" text box (i.e. If your email address is username@circusmedia.com, then the server name should be www.circusmedia.com)
  5. Under Outgoing server (SMTP), enter the information provided by your ISP.
  6. In "User Name" text box, enter your user name. It should be your email address. Then click "Next".
  7. In the "Account Name:" text box, enter the account name. i.e. Firstname Lastname. Then click "Next".
  8. Click "Finish" to finish the Email setup.