REW Thomas' Blog: Rackspace

Hello again, here we go with the Thunderbird e-mail settings.

Again we start with our example:

My ficitional domain www.rewthomas.com
My user account : thomas
My password: potato1

Both Incoming (POP3) and Outgoing (SMTP) Mail servers are set to mail.rewthomas.com

In Thunderbird when you set up a new account, or add an account, you will be walked through a wizard for setting up. Below is a series of screenshots illustrating the steps to set up your mail account.

First we start with the type of account.



Then we enter your name followed by your e-mail address.



After which we enter the Incoming (POP3) server and outgoing (SMTP) server settings



You then enter your account name with the domain attached as shown.



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Here are the steps to follow for setting up Outlook Express with your domain and the Rackspace servers.

First we will start with the same settings for the example case as last time.

My ficitional domain www.rewthomas.com
My user account : thomas
My password: potato1

(See fig 1 below)


After selecting "Accounts..." from the "Tools Menu", you will see the following screen.


(See fig 2 below)

If you have already set up your previous mail account or Hotmail account they will be listed here.

You will want to "Add" a new account for your custom Domain E-mail Account

Follow the screens below to complete the setup of your account.

Enter your user name and other details, we will use our example to illustrate.



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Wandering the ether I have gathered a few hints and tips for setting up your mail accounts in Outlook, Outlook Express and even the Other e-mail applications.

First we start with your Example of my ficitional domain www.rewthomas.com
My user account : thomas
My password: potato1

The latest Office version of Outlook which is tin Beta is used to show the common setup steps. Each application will vary slightly but the settings are always the same.

In the Beta Outlook the ribbon at the top of the display allows a context sensitive help mechanism new to the office suite. (see fig.1)  fig 1

Select the "Account Settings" menu choice from the "Tools" Menu
and then you will be able to create the account or change the current settings.

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