1. Go to Applications
2. Open Mail
3. From the menu bar, click Mail, then Preferences
4. While in Accounts, click the + button to create an account
5. Enter your Full Name, E-mail address (where yourdomain.com is your registered domain name hosted at Host Metro) and Password. Then click Continue.
6. Enter the following information for POP (where yourdomain.com is your registered domain name hosted at Host Metro):
Incoming mail server: pop.yourdomain.com
User Name: email@yourdomain.com
Password: Your e-mail password
Then click Continue.
7. Enter the following information for SMTP (where yourdomain.com is your registered domain name hosted at Host Metro):
smtp.yourdomain.com
Then click Continue.
8. Click Continue.
9. The last page will outline your Account Summary. Click Create.
10. You will then return to the Accounts Window. You may close this window as mail is currently being downloaded to your Apple Mail.
11. By clicking your inbox, you will see any new mail that has been downloaded or click Get Mail.
NOTE: If you have trouble sending email out, try changing the SMTP port number to 2626 and make the Authentication setting as follows:
(1) Click Accounts
(2) In the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) section, click smtp.yourdomain.com.
(3) A pull-down menu will appear. Click Edit Server List...
(4) Highlight smtp.yourdomain.com from the Accounts list and the change the Server port to 2626.
(5) From the Authentication area, click the arrow and click Password
(6) In the Username field, enter your webmail address. In the Password field, enter your webmail password
- 3 Users Found This Useful
Related Articles
How do I create/edit an email autoresponder?
To create a new autoresponder: 1) Log in to your cPanel. 2) Click the icon called Auto...
How do I create/edit a mailing list?
To create a new mailing list: 1) Log in to your cPanel. 2) Click the icon called Mail. 3)...
Does Host Metro have IMAP support?
Yes, we support POP3 and IMAP email protocols.
Port 25 Blocking
Many ISPs are blocking what is called "Port 25," which is the port used to send e-mail....
How can I eliminate some of the spam I am receiving?
Here is a way to eliminate some spam from your inbox: Enable SpamAssassin SpamAssassin is...
