How to set up your email program to access your Spiffy Stores mailboxes
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Basic Settings
Note: In these instructions, yourstore refers to the name given to your Spiffy Store, and this is the name that appears in your spiffystores.com domain name. For example, if your store is called sellmore, then your Spiffy Stores domain name will be sellmore.spiffystores.com.
| Incoming POP3 Server: | mail.yourstore.spiffystores.com |
| Outgoing (SMTP) Server: | mail.yourstore.spiffystores.com |
| Username: | Your FULL email address that you are using (e.g. info@yourstore.spiffystores.com) |
| Password: | The password that you requested us to set up when requesting the mailbox. |
IMPORTANT: In your email application, please make sure you click the box which reads "My server requires authentication", or you will not be able to send mail through the server.
Setting Up Microsoft Outlook
Detailed instructions on how to configure Microsoft Outlook are available here - How to Configure Microsoft Outlook
Setting Up Mozilla Thunderbird
This tutorial will help you set up the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client to work with your e-mail account.
To set up Mozilla Thunderbird:
- In Mozilla Thunderbird, select "Tools >> Account Settings..."
- In the "Account Settings" window, select "Add Account..."
- Select "Email account " and click Next
- Enter your name and e-mail address
- Select "POP" as the type of incoming server you are using. Your incoming server is mail.yourstore.spiffystores.com
- Click Next
- Enter your full e-mail address for the "Incoming User Name," and "Outgoing User Name."
- Click Next
- Enter a name for your e-mail account and click Next
- Verify your account information and click Finish
- In the Account Settings window, select "Outgoing Server" listed below your new account
- Enter mail.yourstore.spiffystores.com for the "Server Name" and change the "Port" setting to 2525.
Select "Use name and password" and enter your e-mail address. Thunderbird will ask you for your password the first time you try to send mail.
Click OK - Update your new server settings to leave messages on the server so that this account can be used for webmail
Setting Up Your E-mail in MS Outlook Express
This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook Express 6 to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook Express 6, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook Express. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook Express by using the settings in this tutorial.
To Set Up Your E-mail Account in Microsoft Outlook Express
1. In Microsoft Outlook Express, from the Tools menu, select Accounts.
2. Go to the Mail tab and from the Add menu, select Mail.
3. In the Display Name field, enter you full name and click Next.
4. In the E-mail address field, enter your email address and click Next.
5. On the E-mail Server Names page, enter your information as follows:
| My incoming mail server is a: | POP3. |
| Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: | mail.yourdomainname.com |
| Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: | mail.yourdomainname.com |
6. Click Next.
7. In the Account Name and Password fields, enter your full email address and password, and then click Next .
8. On the setup confirmaiton page, click Finish.
9. On the Mail tab, select the account you just created and then click Properties.
10. Go to the Servers tab.
11. Select My server requires authentication, and then click Apply.
12. Go to the Advanced tab.
13. In the Server Port Numbers section, change Outgoing mail (SMTP) to 2525, and then click OK.
14. (Optional) If you would like to keep a copy of your email messages stored on your email provider's servers, in the Delivery section, select Leave a copy of messages on server.
15. Your Outlook Express account is now set up.
16. Click Close to close the Internet Accounts window and return to your Outlook Express.