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A user is a mail account on the server to which e-mail can be sent and from which e-mail
can be retrieved. The instructions below cover creating a user with your online account manager.
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Open your Web browser and type in:
http://mail.yourdomain.com
This will take you to the entrance of the Web interface for your email manager.
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Click the Logon link.
Type in your mail admin name for the username.
Type in your mail admin password for the password.
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Using the pulldown menu Account Options click User Administration
under the Admin Options section.
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Click Add User.
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Complete the fields accordingly.
- UserID:
This is the actual account name, and is the address to which mail will
be sent. For example, if you wanted to receive mail sent to jonn@yourdomain.com you would
type John in the field.
- Password:
This is the password that will be used to retrieve mail from the
server.
- Confirm Password:
Same as above.
- First Name:
The first name of the owner of the account. This is only
needed if you plan to use the online mail interface, and will be the name from
which any e-mail sent will display.
- Last Name:
The last name of the owner of the account. This is only
needed if you plan to use the online mail interface, and will be the name from
which any e-mail sent will display.
- Organization to Telephone:
Optional information for online directory searches.
- Max Mailbox Size:
The total size, in bytes, the account will accept. Use
this to limit the size of the mailbox. The standard mailbox limitation is
between 3-5MB, which would equal 3000000 or 5000000 in the field. The default, zero,
equals unlimited.
- Max Num Messages:
The total number of messages the account will
accept. Use this to limit the size of the mailbox. The default, zero, equals
unlimited.
- Allow Web Access:
Allows the user to access the online mail interface.
- Forwarding:
The address to which you want the e-mail forwarded. Leave blank to disable
forwarding.
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Now click Save.
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