Webmail
If
you wish to use the Web Mail facility available
on the Magic Box Server7 system,
you will need to set up a POP3 (Post Office
Protocol) account via your Control Panel.
To create a mailbox for a given mail name:
Log in to the server using your Login
and Password, then click on the domain name.
Click the Mail button at the Domain Administration
page. The Mail Names Management
page appears. From this page, you can create
a new mail name:-
1. Create a new mailname - type a name in the
mailname box
this is the name that
will preceed the @domainname.com
(where @domainname.com
is your own domain name).
2. When enabling a mailbox for the first time
for a mail name account,
you must enter a password.
3. The old Password will say 'NONE' if you have
yet to enter a password.
Once it is entered,
the password cannot be viewed from this screen.
4. To enter a password, click in the New Password
text box and enter the selected password.
5. To properly update the password, you must
re-enter the password in the Confirm
Password text box.
6. Once you have enabled the mailbox, entered
the passwords, click on UPDATE
to submit the information.
Do not forget to use the LOGOUT button otherwise
you will be locked out of your
control panel (for security reasons).
Once your POP3 mailbox has been set
up with username and password you must
then set up your e.mail client. Using Microsoft
Outlook as an example, instructions
for doing this are:
Open Microsoft Outlook and click
on the Tools option from the menu bar.
Now click
on the Accounts option within the Tools
menu, and select Add, from here you will
be asked details about yourself and your company
etc.
Once you have entered your full name
and e.mail address, you will be presented
with a screen for setting up Outlook with your
e.mail server.
Make sure your e.mail server is a
POP3 server or it will not work correctly.
Next you need to tell Microsoft Outlook
about the e.mail servers for sending and
receiving e.mails. Simply enter in the Incoming
(POP3) and outgoing (SMTP) e.mail
server field the following:-
mail.yourdomain.co.uk (where
yourdomain.co.uk is your own domain name)
Ensure that the box is checked "my
server requires authentication" under the
SMTP server.
Now click on Next to take
you to the Mail Logon Screen. From here you
will be asked
for your username (mailname) and password that
you entered when you set up your
POP3 mail account on the Magic Box Internet
Server7 system. Make sure you type
both your username and password correctly otherwise
you will not be able to retrieve
your e.mail. Tick the Remember Password checkbox
otherwise you will have to type in
your username and password everytime you access
Microsoft Outlook!
Now you need to configure Outlook
Express to the correct type of connection that
you are currently using on your computer. The
options available are:
Connect
using a Phoneline
Connect using a LAN
I will establish a Connection Manually.
Once you have selected one of these
options you are now ready to receive your e.mails.
Quit out of Microsoft Outlook by going to the
Menu Bar and choosing File, Close or Exit.
When you next open Microsoft
Outlook after setup you may be prompted for
your
username and password. After entering at this
screen you will not be asked to
enter the username and password again when next
accessing Microsoft Outlook
To access Web Mail via your browser
simply type in your URL
(i.e., http://webmail.yourdomain.co.uk (where
yourdomain.co.uk is your own domain name)
Enter your username and password. Go to the 'Mail' linkand you will be taken to your inbox.
The Mailbox Listing
The contents of your Inbox folder
will be displayed immediately upon logging in.
The Mailbox Listing shows the contents of each
message's header (message status,
date sent, sender, subject, and size). Each
column has a heading. Clicking on the
heading will cause the listing to be sorted
by that column.
To view the contents of a message,
click on the message's subject. You will be
taken to
the Message Screen.
The Message Screen
The Message Screen displays the contents of
the selected message. From here, you
can browse message attachments, reply to the
current message, delete the current
message, or advance to the next message in your
current mailbox.
The Compose Window
You can send mail in a variety of ways. You
might choose to compose a new message
or perhaps to reply to an existing message.
Whichever method you choose, however,
will open the standard Compose Window.
The Compose Window allows you to set, among
other things, the message recipient's
address (who you are sending mail to), the message
subject, and the message contents.
Simply fill out the appropriate fields at the
top of the window only the To: address is required,
but the subject: is suggested and type your
message in the large lower field. Once you
have completed entering your message, you may
choose to Spell Check your message text.
Once you are done composing your new message
click the 'Send' button to send the
message to the recipient.
It is important that e.mail is not stored on
the server as this can overtime affect the
resources of the server, taking up valuable
space. Any attachments can be saved to
your own PC's harddrive.
This has hopefully given you a general understanding
of how the web mail interface works.
Virus Scans
Magic
Box Internet would like to offer its
clients the opportunity to have their
e.mail
scanned for viruses, trojans and worms
etc., on Server7, where viruses will
be eliminated
and never sent to your Inbox, thus helping
you further in the fight to keep your
systems
free of these often desructive and malicious
codes. The cost of this service per
domain
is only £35 per annum + VAT payable
in advance - this cost covers 10 email
addresses
per domain.
As you know,
when a virus strikes it can cause untold
damage and distruption to your
IT systems and services. This new program
integrates itself into the mail server
as a
supplemental module and permanently
checks for viruses in all incoming and
outgoing
e-mail traffic of personal and public
mailboxes in real-time.
There is:
Comprehensive virus checking of e-mail
messages
The program checks for viruses in all
elements of an e-mail message:
message body and embedded OLE objects
attached files (including archived or
compressed)
other messages on any nesting level
The powerful heuristic-detecting tool
used in this product provides the highest
possible
degree of detection of unknown viruses.
All viruses will be eliminated on the
server helping
to keep your system clear of these disruptive
and malicious codes, and is a must for
those
systems that are not totally up-to-date
with the latest virus protection.
The cost of this is just £35
+ vat per annum per domain,
and covers 10 email addresses per domain.
CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO BE PROTECTED AND
DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND!
Note: It is advisable
that Virus Scanning software be kept
up to date on
your own systems due to viruses being
introduced other than e.mail,
for instance, via a disk inserted into
your Disk Drive, downloading
from the web etc.
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