This will guide you through setting up basic email services with Simplehost. If you would like to setup your email with the security of SSL please see How do I setup Secure E-Mail after following these steps. Or if you're savvy skip right ahead.
If you prefer IMAP instead please read How do I setup IMAP?
Server Settings
POP3 Server: mail.simplehost.co.nz port: 110
SMTP Server: mail.simplehost.co.nz port: 25
- Alternatively you may use the SMTP submission port of 587
Note - If you use Xtra or Orcon as your ISP, or an ISP that filters port 25 you will need to send outgoing email using your ISPs mailserver we explain this in Sending email from an ISP that blocks port 25
If you are creating this Email Account for a domain hosted with Simplehost - you must have created a mailbox first, if you need help doing this please see our information on Creating another E-Mail address
Set up Microsoft Outlook Express
We will start by adding a new account. Open your Outlook Express client.
- Click on Tools > Accounts - on the top tool bar.
This will bring up the "Internet Accounts" dialogue box.
- Click on the "Mail" tab if it is not currently on top.
- Click Add > Mail on the right hand side.
Enter the name you wish to be displayed when sending Email. Click next.
Enter your email address, this is your mailbox address or the email address you would like people to reply to. For example:
- username@mydomain.co.nz
- Click next.
"My incoming mail server is a POP3 server" should be displayed - leave this as POP3.
Incoming (POP3) server is:
- mail.simplehost.co.nz
Outgoing (SMTP) server is:
- mail.simplehost.co.nz
- Click Next.
Enter your mailbox email address and password in the associated boxes.
- Your User Name is your mailbox email address. For example:
- username@mydomain.co.nz
Leave Secure Password Authentication Unticked.
- Click Finish.
Set up Microsoft Outlook
Open your Outlook client.
- Click on Tools > E-mail Accounts - on the top tool bar.
This will bring up the "Email Accounts" dialogue box.
- Click on the "Add a new e-mail account" selection.
- Click Next.
- Select the POP3 option
- Click Next
Enter the name you wish to be displayed when sending Email. Click next.
Enter your email address, this is your mailbox address or the email address you would like people to reply to. For example:
- username@mydomain.co.nz
Incoming (POP3) server is:
- mail.simplehost.co.nz
Outgoing (SMTP) server is:
- mail.simplehost.co.nz
Enter your mailbox email address and password in the associated boxes.
- Your User Name is your mailbox email address. For example:
- username@mydomain.co.nz
Leave Secure Password Authentication Unticked.
- You can click "Test Account Settings" to check your settings, otherwise continue to next step.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
You can alter your mailboxes and aliases for your domain(s) by logging into your My Account page and selecting Mailadmin