Configuring a POP or IMAP HostPath email account from your desktop

Configuring a POP or IMAP HostPath email account from your desktop

You can setup a POP or IMAP email account directly from your desktop if you are a HostPath customer.

1. Click the Windows Start button.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click the Mail icon.

(For some versions of Windows you may have to go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Mail.)

4. Click Email Accounts.

5. Click New...

6. Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types.
7. Click Next.
8. Select POP or IMAP.
9. Click Next.

10. Enter the user's name in the Your Name field.
11. Enter the user's email address in the Email Address field.

IMAP

(Scroll past the next screenshot to view POP steps.)

1. From the Account Type dropdown list, select IMAP.
2. In the Incoming mail server field, enter imap.yourdomainname.com
3. In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field, enter smtp.yourdomainname.com
4. In the User Name field, enter a user name for the user.
5. In the Password field, enter a password.
6. Click Next.

Review the tabs to make sure your settings are applied and then click OK or Done (depending on your version of Windows) to finish.

POP

1. From the Account Type dropdown list, select POP3.
2. In the Incoming mail server field, enter imap.yourdomainname.com
3. In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field, enter smtp.yourdomainname.com
4. In the User Name field, enter a user name for the user.
5. In the Password field, enter a password.
6. Click Next.

Review the tabs to make sure your settings are applied and then click OK or Done (depending on your version of Windows) to finish.