CPanel - Email
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cPanel Email
Accessing Webmail
- Log in to cPanel (i.e. http://www.yourdomain.com/webmail/)
- Click on Webmail.
- Click on Go to Webmail Login.
- Choose one of the three available Webmail Programs: 1)NeoMail 2)Horde 3)SquirrelMail
- For this tutorial we will use SquirrelMail, but all three are fairly similar.
- 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
- While in the Options menu, Click on Folders.
- Place the desired name into the box below the Create a Folder title.
- 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.
- Click on Create.
- 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
- While in the Options menu, Click on Addresses.
- All of the fields are required, except for the 'Additional Information' box.
- Click Add Address
Composing Email
- While in the Options menu, Click on Compose.
- To select a Email Address from your Address Book, click on Addresses
- You can choose how to send them, by ticking the boxes beside: To, CC (Carbon Copy), or BCC (Blind Carbon Copy).
- Click on Use Addresses.
- Next, fill out your Subject and the body of the message.
- You can also send an attachment, just Scroll Down to the bottom of the page.
- Beside the Attach box, Click on Browse.
- Choose the file.
- Click on Add
- To complete everything, Click on Send on the bottom of the page.
Deleting and Moving Mail
- From your Inbox
- Tick the box next to the email(s) of choice.
- To trash your Email(s) Click on Delete.
- 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.
- Click on Move
- Here is our Video Tutorial on this: http://hostek.com/tutorials/cpanel-x3-webmail.html
Create a POP Email Account in cPanel
- Login to cPanel.
- Click on Email Accounts.
- There will already be a Default POP Email Account listed.
- Fill out the boxes labelled: Email, Password, Password( Again).
- Be sure to choose the correct domain name (If you have Parked Domain and/or a Addon Domain) '@ drop-down menu' .
- You can set the Mailbox Quota Limit if you wish.
- Click on Create
- 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
Create a Default (Catchall) Email Address in cPanel
- Logging in to cPanel.
- Click on Default Address.
- Enter the desired email address in the Forward to Email Address box.
- 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