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POP3 mailbox is essentially a password protected area on our server
in which you store your mail. POP3 mailboxes can be created and
configured using the Mailboxes page. The number of mailboxes you
can create depends on your hosting plan.
Creating A Mailbox
To create a mailbox click 'Create Mailbox' on the Mailboxes page.
On the following screen enter the name for the mailbox, this is
the part of the email address before the @ sign which should be
no more than 20 characters long and may consist of lower case letters,
numbers and '.' only. Enter a password to be used to access this
mailbox which should be between 5 and 20 characters long and may
consist of letters and numbers only. Click 'Create Mailbox' to create
this mailbox on the system.
Changing A Mailbox Password
To change the password that is used to access a mailbox, click the
'Change Password' link corresponding to the mailbox in the listing
on the Mailboxes page. Enter a new password which should be between
5 and 20 characters long and may consist of letters and numbers
only. Click 'Change Password' to update the mailbox password.
Deleting A Mailbox
To delete a mailbox, click the 'Delete' link corresponding to the
mailbox in the listing on the Mailboxes page. You will be asked
to confirm this action before the mailbox is actually deleted. On
confirmation the mailbox including its contents will be erased from
the system.
Accessing A Mailbox
To collect email from a POP3 account you need to configure your
email program correctly. The settings you need to configure are
as follows.
Incoming (POP)
Server mail.max-hosting.co.uk
Outgoing (SMTP) Server If you use our dialup service to connect
to the internet, use:
Otherwise use the SMTP mail server
of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) that you use to connect to
the Internet. This information can usually be found on your ISP's
web site or by contacting their support department
Username The username for a mailbox can be obtained from the Mailboxes
page
Password The password you specified when creating the mailbox
From Address This is the address shown in the 'from' field of messages
that you send. You should specify your new email address at your
domain (i.e. yourname@domain.co.uk) here in order to present the
most professional image.
How you configure these settings
in your mail client will vary slightly depending upon which program
you are using. Consult the documentation for your email software
for more information.
Notes On Mailboxes
Please be aware that as part of our system
maintenance procedures, designed to ensure continous provision of
high quality service, we may delete read messages; and unread messages
that are in excess of 3 months old from your mailbox.
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