Forwarding Email

SmarterMail

How to set up email forwarding in Smartermail

1. Log into your WCP at https://wcp.hostek.com
2. In the Email section click on Forwarding
3. Click Add Email Alias
4. In the Alias Name field enter the first part of the email address you want to forward (ie,: john) ... do not include the @domain.com part.
5. In the Forwarding Address field, enter the real destination email address like john@another_domain.com
6. Click Save

How to set up an existing email user to have emails forwarded

1. Log into your WCP at https://wcp.hostek.com
2. Click on the Users icon.
3. Click the Login button for the specific user.
4. Once in SmarterMail click the Settings icon on the left.
5. Click on the Forward Tab at the top.
6. Type in the address you want to have emails forwarded to.
   Note: The checkbox for remove emails on forward will remove the emails that get forwarded to the forward address, keeping more space free on the server for new email messages to be received.
7. Click Save at the top to save the settings.

cPanel Mail

Email Account Forwarders

1. In your cPanel account click Forwarders under the Mail section.
2. Clink on Add Forwarder button.
3. In the Address to Forward section type in a Username you would like to set.
4. Next type in the Destination email address, into the section Forward to email address
5. Then click on Add Forwarder button to complete.

• Note - You may Delete and Trace the forwarding address you created under the Functions section.

Forward All Email for a Domain

1. In your cPanel account click Forwarders under the Mail section.
2. Clink on Add Domain Forwarder button below.
3. Choose the appropriate domain and type in the Destination email address in the To section.
4. Then click on the Add Domain Forwarder button to complete.

Creating a Default (Catchall) Email Address in cPanel

• Logging in to cPanel.

1. Click on Default Address.
2. Enter the desired email address in the Forward to Email Address box.
3. Now Click on Change.

• Note: All emails sent to an address you have not defined, will go to the email address you enter.
• Here is our Video Tutorial on this - http://hostek.com/tutorials/cpanel-x3-catchall.html

Using Webmail in cPanel

• Accessing Webmail

1. Log in to cPanel ( or from http://www.yourdomain.com/webmail/ )
2. Click on Webmail.
3. Click on Go to Webmail Login.
4. Choose one of the three available Webmail Programs: 1)NeoMail 2)Horde 3)SquirrelMail
5. For this tutorial we will use SquirrelMail, but all three are fairly similar.
6. From the main screen Click on Options. (From here you can change many settings within your Webmail.)

• Note: You do not have to login to cPanel in order to access your Webmail.
• Creating Folders and Sub-folders

1. While in the Options menu, Click on Folders.
2. Place the desired name into the box below the Create a Folder title.
3. If you already have a folder created, you can use the drop-down menu right below the name box, to choose a sub-folder location.
4. Click on Create.
5. In order to see the new folder listed, Click on Refresh Folder List.

• Note: You can create as many folders as you need.
• Adding an Entry to the Address Book

1. While in the Options menu, Click on Addresses.
2. All of the fields are required, except for the 'Additional Information' box.
3. Click Add Address

• Composing Email

1. While in the Options menu, Click on Compose.
2. To select a Email Address from your Address Book, click on Addresses
3. You can choose how to send them, by ticking the boxes beside: To, CC (Carbon Copy), or BCC (Blind Carbon Copy).
4. Click on Use Addresses.
5. Next, fill out your Subject and the body of the message.
6. You can also send an attachment, just Scroll Down to the bottom of the page.
7. Beside the Attach box, Click on Browse.
8. Choose the file.
9. Click on Add
10. To complete everything, Click on Send on the bottom of the page.

• Deleting and Moving Mail

1. From your Inbox
2. Tick the box next to the email(s) of choice.
3. To trash your Email(s) Click on Delete.
4. To place your Email(s) in a different folder, Click the drop-down menu and choose the folder you wish to move the Email(s) to.
5. Click on Move

• Here is our Video Tutorial on this: http://hostek.com/tutorials/cpanel-x3-webmail.html

How to Create a POP(Post Office Protocol) Email Account

1. Login to cPanel.
2. Click on Email Accounts.
3. There will already be a Default POP Email Account listed.
4. Fill out the boxes labelled: Email, Password, Password( Again).
5. Be sure to choose the correct domain name (If you have Parked Domain and/or a Addon Domain) '@ drop-down menu' .
6. You can set the Mailbox Quota Limit if you wish.
7. Click on Create
8. Click on No (This can be done later.)

• From the Email Accounts page you can Access Webmail, Change Quota, Change Password, Configure Mail Client, and Delete.
• Note: You can make as many POP Email Accounts as your Hosting Plan will allow.
• Don't Forget to setup your POP Email Accounts in your preferred Email Client. (I.E. Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Eudora, etc.)
• Here is our Video Tutorial on this: http://hostek.com/tutorials/cpanel-x3-popemail.html

How to Configure Email Forwarding (Email Redirect)

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Click on Forwarders.
3. Click on Add Forwarder.
4. Enter the Email Prefix in the Address to Forward box.
5. Be sure to choose the correct domain name (If you have Parked Domain and/or a Addon Domain) '@ drop-down menu' .
6. Under Destination in the Email box, enter the Email Address where you want these emails sent.
7. Click on Add Forwarder.

• Here is our Video Tutorial on this: http://hostek.com/tutorials/cpanel-x3-forwarder.html
• Note: On the Forwarders page you can have the option to Add Domain Forwarder.