Configuration | IMAP or POP3 | Webmail
Basic Configuration
An email client such as Outlook, Thunderbird etc. needs to be configured to communicate with your domain server. Your server supports both POP3 and IMAP in either secure (SSL) or less secure (non-SSL) modes. Unless your domain has a dedicated SSL security certificate, the automatic configuration will default to the less secure, non-SSL settings.
You can still use the more secure SSL for your email client, but will need to manually configure your email client with the supplied server name in order to avoid security warnings.
Current SSL certificated server name is: jdowguk69.verygoodserver.com
An example of the settings for an account is shown below. The email address will change according to your domain name.
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Secure SSL/TLS Settings |
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Non-SSL Settings |
Username: |
address@mydomain.co.uk |
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address@mydomain.co.uk |
Password: |
Use the email account’s password. |
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Use the email account’s password. |
Incoming Server: |
jdowguk69.verygoodserver.com
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mail.mydomain.co.uk
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Outgoing Server: |
jdowguk69.verygoodserver.com
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mail.mydomain.co.uk
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Authentication is required for IMAP, POP3, and SMTP. |
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IMAP or POP3
The choice of IMAP or POP3 protocols will depend on your specific requirements. POP3 email deletes the mail from the server once the email client (on your PC) has read the message. You can keep it (or delete it) on your local PC without worrying about it using up allocated web space on your domain server.
IMAP does not automatically delete the message, even after it has been read. This can be useful where you want to use multiple PCS and/or devices (e.g. smartphones, tablets) to access the same email account. If you used POP3 mail then you could get out of synch with email organisation.
If you only use IMAP then you must ensure that your main client (e.g. your PC) periodically deletes read emails from the server. Otherwise your mailbox may get full and mail may not be able to be delivered. The mechanism for achieving this will vary according to your email client.
You can have a mix of IMAP and POP3, e.g. use IMAP on your mobile devices and POP3 on your main PC. Messages will get deleted from the server once they have been read on your main PC, but you will still be able to read new messages on your mobile devices which have not been read on your main PC.
Example Outlook Configuration
An example of specific settings for a POP3 Outlook 2007 email client are shown below.
Webmail
Another way of reading messages is via a webmail interface. The server supports this via a browser, using a URL, e.g. www.roseburgh.co.uk/webmail
Sign in using your email address and password. Your current email password may also be changed via this interface.