Got a new email account with eCommweb, here is what you need to do next

Setting up your new email account with eCommweb is easy, but if you have trouble following the instructions below then just give us a call. Below are instructions for Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express 6.

Email account setup

Outlook Express email account setup

1. Open Outlook Express.
2. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Accounts...'
3. Click 'Add' and then click 'Mail...'
   
   
   
   
4. Enter your name in the 'Display name:' field, and click 'Next'
   
   
   
   
5. Enter your full email address in the 'Email address:' field, and click 'Next'
   
   
   
   
6. In the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' field, enter mail.domain (where domain is your website address - for example mail.gdfinternet.co.uk )
7. In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:' field, enter mail.domain (where domain is your website address - for example mail.gdfinternet.co.uk )
   
   
   
   
8. Click 'Next'
9. Enter your full email address in the 'Account name:' field. Enter your password in the 'Password:' field, and click 'Next'
   
   
   
   
10. Click 'Finish'
11. Highlight your newly created account under 'Account' and click 'Properties'
    
    
    
    
12. Click the 'Servers' tab.
13. Tick the box next to 'My server requires authentication ' under 'Outgoing Mail server '
    
    
    
    
14. Click 'Settings' and tick the box called 'Use the same settings as my incoming mail server'
15. Click the 'General' tab. In here you can fill in your name, organization (if applicable) and reply address. This can be any email, but is usually the same as the one you are setting the account up with.

Outlook 2003 email account setup

1. Open Outlook 2003.
2. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'E-mail Accounts...'
3. Select 'Add a new e-mail account' and click 'Next'
   
   
   
4. Choose 'POP3' as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click 'Next'
   
   
   
   
5. Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information:
   
   User Information
   Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the 'From:' field of outgoing messages.
   Email Address: Enter your full email address
   
   Server Information
   Incoming mail server (POP3): mail.domain (where domain is your website address - for example mail.gdfinternet.co.uk )
   Outgoing mail server (SMTP): mail.domain (where domain is your website address - for example mail.gdfinternet.co.uk )
   
   Login Information
   User Name: Enter your full email address
   Password: Enter your password
   
   
   
   
6. Click 'More Settings...' and then click the 'Outgoing Server' tab.
7. Tick the box next to 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication' and select 'Use same settings as my incoming mail server'
   
   
   
   
8. Click the 'General' tab. In here you can fill in your name, organization (if applicable) and reply address. This can be any email, but is usually the same as the one you are setting the account up with.
9. Click 'OK'
10. Click 'Test Account Settings...' After receiving 'Congratulations! All tests completed successfully' click 'Close'
11. Click 'Next' and then click 'Finish'