POP3 SETTINGS
Internet Matrix utilizes
a fully features and industry standard POP3
and IMAP server system for incoming e-mail.
Almost 99% of our e-mail accounts on domains
and other services are POP3 industry
standard. Each domain hosted with us uses
it's own unique pointer to e-mail for that
domain. POP3 is also know as an INCOMING
MAIL SERVER on some e-mail clients.
We recommend
using either Eudora or Outlook as your
e-mail program. Please note that these
programs run on your computer and are not
WEB BASED e-mail clients such as Hotmail, or
Yahoo...
For your domain
your settings for POP3 and/or INCOMING MAIL
are as follows:
POP3
SETTING: www.[your domain name].com
Replace
[your domain name] with your actual domain
name you chose for your web site.
IMAP accounts
are available on request. IMAP is also
require if you use our web mail upgrade
option.
Please contact Preston for more details
and pricing on these services.
SMTP SETTINGS
SMTP is the
protocol used to send mail out to the
Internet. The industry has been working very
diligently to have tight and reliable
controls on this protocol. These controls
are what allow us to combat SPAM at the very
root of the problem. For this reason
Internet Matrix no longer allows access to
it's SMTP from outside our network.
What this means
that even though you have services on our
system you will not be able to send mail
through our system. This is due to security
controls over on our network and your dialup
/ cable / DSL provider. Even if we did allow
you to access our SMTP the majority of ISP's
in the United States wouldn't allow it
anyway.
All is good
though and you do have a way to send out
e-mail.
What ISP's all
over North America are doing is allowing you
to access only one (1) SMTP server. This is
the one that you are already authenticated
on through your Dialup / cable / DSL
provider. You are already part of their
network and authenticated as a paying
cusomter.
Simply put the
SMTP server or OUTGOING MAIL SERVER is the
one you connect directly to with your
computer. Here is an example:
Let's say you
use a company called ATOZINTERNET. They
give you an account and provide you with a
SMTP setting of:
smtp.atozinternet.com
This is the
SMTP or OUTGOING MAIL SERVER setting that
you will use for your e-mail program. You
exact SMTP setting should have been provided
to you when you signed up for Internet
access at your local or national dialup
/cable / DSL Internet provider. If you have
not received it or lost it please contact
them immediately.
You can still
have your return e-mail address set to your
domain with us. It doesn't matter what you
place in the return area as you are already
authenticated on your ISP network by the
connection.
SUMMARY
To make this
process very simple here is the way to think
about your e-mail
- You use
our servers to pick up your domain mail
- You use
your dialup / cable / DSL Internet
provider to send out your mail
- Use a
client like Outlook or Eudora for best
results
Note: We do
not support you in the setup of your e-mail
software client. Please refer to your
software manual or phone the software
support lines for assistance on how to setup
these programs. Remember to have all your
account information handy when you make
these calls. |