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Email FAQ
Dissapearing Forwarders
My email forwards to (bigpond.com/optusnet.com.au/hotmail.com/google.com/yahoo.com/iprimus.com.au) keep disappearing!
In a shared hosting environment, we occasionally run across mail server issues where one domain is no longer accepting emails from the server, citing the server as a spam source. While this could still be true, in the case of sites on the server becoming exploited for spamming purposes, we are finding out that the majority of the issues are being caused by email forwards to these domains! This is because the domain which is refusing mail, most likely is scanning all incoming email for spam content, and then blocking any IPs which have a high spam to ham (legit mail) ratio, indicating a spammer. This is usually a good method for mail filtering, however, if the server is primarily forwarding a particular domain's spam to a remote host, they will incorrectly identify the server as a spammer, since the server is the last IP to handle the message, before delivering it to the remote domain. Because of this, if we notice that the forwards are primarily causing the issue, we may be forced to remove forwards to that domain on an hourly basis to ensure that mail delivery for the entire domain does not get impacted. This is only done to ensure the majority of the server is able to send mail to that domain. We understand that this may be an inconvenience to some of the users, but the majority of the users would rather want to be able to communicate with users on other networks, rather then receive spotty mail delivery in favor of only having to check one inbox for all mail. We would recommend that you instead set your email client to POP your mail from your hosting account, as well as check your normal ISP's mail. Please contact us for further assistance POP3 Email Account SettingsEmail Account Settings InformationInformation regarding general usage and setup of your POP email.
POP3: mail.yourdomainname.xxx Note: Make sure you disable SMTP Authentication when using your ISP SMTP Settings.
Username:
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Sample SMTP Settings for popular ISP's If your ISP is not listed, please refer to their support site, or call them to find out the outgoing server. Setting up email accounts in CpanelCpanel Control Panel E-mail Setup TutorialThis tutorial shows you how to set up an e-mail account in your web site hosting account Cpanel control panel. After you have set up e-mail accounts in Cpanel you will be able to send and receive e-mails from your domain using webmail or using an e-mail program on your computer such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora etc. Setting up e-mail accounts in Cpanel.Step 1) To set up e-mail accounts in Cpanel you need to log in to Cpanel. To login to Cpanel type www.yourdomain.com/cpanel in the address box of your internet browser. Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name. When the Connect to box appears type in Your User Name in the User name: box. Your User name and password for Cpanel can be found in the Welcome Letter you received when you joined our web site hosting service. box and type in your password in the Password:
Step 2) Click the Mail icon
Step 3) Click the Manage/Add/Remove Accounts link.
Step 4) Click the [ Add Account ] link.
Please Note: When you first login and see an account in the Add/Remove accounts link that appears as Main Account this does not mean that POP email has already been setup. If you need to setup a POP email account with a specific address you will need to click [ Add Account ] as indicated previously. You should also consider setting up a Default Email Address This can be done very easily by clicking on the Default Address link and entering the FULL email address of your main POP email Account, as this will receive all email addressed to anyname ending in @yourdomain. This will ensure that all of your POP email is received even if an email is addressed to an address ending in @yourdomain which you have not setup as a specific address with it's own inbox. If a Default Address is not setup, any emails sent to addresses ending in @yourdomain which have not been setup as specific addresses, will accumulate in the general storage space in your account. These emails can be downloaded by entering your Hosting Account username in the Account Name/Username field in Outlook Express + your Hosting Account password. Note: An easy way to avoid most junk email is to enter :fail: no such address here as the Default Address in your Control Panel, which will bounce back all emails which are sent to addresses other than those which you have setup. Step 5) Choose an e-mail account name and enter it in to the E-mail: box. Then choose a suitable password. Choose a password that is easy to remember but would be hard for anyone to guess. Best passwords are those which contain a combination of numbers and letters lower & uppercase. Type your chosen password in to the Password: Box. The default Quota per mail box is 10 Meg. If you want to lower or increase your quota type in the quota amount in the Quota (optional): Box or leave it blank for unlimited* quota. (*unlimited up to your hosting account's general disk space allowance) Note: If your e-mail account becomes full all mail sent to you after your e-mail account becomes full will be lost and will not be able to be retrieved. Please be sure to always allow yourself enough Quota to receive mail and remember to check your e-mail account for mail regularly. We recommend leaving the Quota: box blank so that you don't miss any potentially important mail.
Step 6) Congratulations. You have set up an e-mail account in Cpanel. To set up more go click [ Go Back ] until you get back to the Mail Account Maintenance screen.
Webmail Login DetailsChecking E-mail via WebmailEach account comes with several e-mail web clients. Which means you can access your email using a web browser from ANYWHERE in the world!
Simply
point your web browser to http://www.yourdomain.xxx/webmail/.
Remember that your username is
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and password! Why can't I receive email?When someone sends an email to your address with no bounce-backs (email sent back stating error of why it couldn't be delivered) and does not make it to your inbox, there may be a simple fix that you can do to correct this. Most issues involving email are due to little or no space left on your e-mail account quota or your overall Disk space available. The best thing to do is check how much space you have left on your e-mail account quota and how much disk space you have available in your hosting account. You can check your how much disk space you have available by logging in to your hosting Cpanel. The amount of disk space available can be found on the main page of your Cpanel home page under the the heading General account information. To check your e-mail account quota click the Mail icon from the main Cpanel home page, then click the Add/Remove/Manage Accounts link and for each e-mail account click Show Disk Space Used. If any of your e-mail accounts quota are full you can reset the amount of quota for each account. You can set them to unlimited if you want to. If you have more than enough space available and still can't receive any emails, you will need to consult with our sales or support team. Typically this is something easily fixed. Please understand, email DOES use space from your quota. When you are having this issue, any email addressed to you will never be received, and will be lost. Your quota is of the entire account, not just website hosted materials. |

