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Setup for Windows mail clients.

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Eudora v5.2.x

Configuring Eudora email: Option 1: http://www.btanet.net/imlost/eudora5x_setup.htm Option 2: Eudora

Mozilla Thunderbird

Configuring email: Mozilla Thunderbird

Microsoft Outlook

Configuring email: Outlook

Microsoft Outlook Express

Configuring email: Outlook Express

Mac OS X

Configuring email: Mac OS X Mail

Should I use Outlook / Outlook Express?

We highly suggest avoiding the MS Windows versions of Outlook or Outlook Express for email, due to past security holes, as well as the fact that many viruses specifically target these programs.

We suggest configuring any mail client you use not to render images hosted on remote websites, and ideally, not to render HTML at all. A lot of spam these days contains "web bugs" - small images or HTML tags used to keep statistics (either aggregate or specific) on viewers of the message.

We realize Outlook and OE are commonly used programs, and we have many articles about them in the kbase because we receive a number of support inquiries about configuration problems with them, but suggest you check out these other options, all of which are more secure, and more RFC compliant than the Microsoft programs. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section.

In no particular order.... Pegasus Mail Mozilla - Browser with integrated mail client. Thunderbird - An offshoot of Mozilla's mail component Eudora - A very popular Windows mailer PC Pine - Windows version of the popular UNIX text-based mail program Becky! - Not free, but an execllent client. Good support for Japanese and other foreign languages. The Bat! - Also shareware

Many of the clients above support nntp, but for reading USENET news, also check out:

Forte Agent - Agent costs money; Free Agent is (not surprisingly) free. Xnews slrn slrn - Windows version of a great console based newsreader

Netscape Mail

Netscape's web browser application has a fairly popular email client built into it.

You can set Netscape up to work with your DreamHost account by launching the Netscape application and following the following directions.

  • With Netscape running, select "Mail & Newsgroups" from the Window menu.
  • Once the Mail & Newsgroups window appears, select "Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings..." from the Edit menu.
  • A window will appear, prompting you to define the outgoing email server you use with your account. If the Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings editor doesn't appear, select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" from the list to the left.
  • In the Server Name field, type "mail.mydomain.com" (replacing mydomain.com with your actual domain name).
  • Check the "Use name and password" checkbox.
  • Type your full email address (e.g. you@yourdomain.com .. the whole thing!) into the User Name field.
  • You will now need to add your incoming email account. To do this, click on the "Add Account..." button on the left side of the sheet. A new window will appear. This is the New Account Setup wizard.
  • If it is not already, make sure that the "Email account" radio button is selected. Click on the "Next" button at the bottom of the wizard, taking you to the next step.
  • Type in your name under Your Name. Technically, this can be anything that you want.
  • Type your full email address into the Email Address field. This is the address people will reply to when they respond to a message from you. Click on the "Next" button at the bottom of the wizard, taking you to the next step.
  • Select the "IMAP" radio button.
  • In the IMAP server field, type "mail.mydomain.com" (replacing mydomain.com with your actual domain name). Click on the "Next" button at the bottom of the wizard, taking you to the next step.
  • Type your full email address (e.g. you@yourdomain.com .. the whole thing!) into the User Name field. Click on the "Next" button at the bottom of the wizard, taking you to the next step.
  • Type anything you want under Account name. We recommend something short, easy to remember, and easily distinguishable from any other email accounts you may have. Click on the "Next" button at the bottom of the wizard, taking you to the confirmation page.
  • Click on the "Finish" button at the bottom of the wizard.

Your email account should now be configured correctly, and you should be able to check your email using Netscape Mail. If you run into any problems, have any questions, or can't get it to work please don't hesitate to contact DreamHost customer support.

Microsoft Outlook Express

Outlook Express is the default email client included with Microsoft's Windows operating system.

Setting up Outlook Express to work with your DreamHost is fairly simple. Simply launch the Outlook Express application and follow the directions below.

  • With Outlook Express running, select "Accounts..." from the Tools menu. A window should appear - click on the "Mail" tab, and any email accounts currently set up to work with Outlook Express will appear in a list.
  • To create a new account, click on the "Add" button, and then select "Mail...". The first step of a setup wizard will appear on screen.
  • Type in your name under Display name. Technically, this can be anything that you want. Click the "Next" button to continue on to the next step.
  • Type your full email address into the E-mail address field. Click the "Next" button to continue on to the next step.
  • Select "IMAP" from the select menu at the top of the window.
  • In the Incoming mail server field, type "mail.mydomain.com" (replacing mydomain.com with your actual domain name).
  • In the Outgoing mail server field, type "mail.mydomain.com" (replacing mydomain.com with your actual domain name). Click the "Next" button to continue on to the next step.
  • Type your full email address (e.g. you@yourdomain.com .. the whole thing!) in the Account name field.
  • Type your email password into the Password field. Make sure to type it exactly as it is defined (ie. upper-case letters must actually be capitalized). Click the "Next" button to continue on to the setup wizard confirmation page.
  • Click the "Finish" button. You should be returned to the main account preferences window.
  • Click on the mail account you set up, then click on the "Properties" button.
  • Click on the "Servers" tab.
  • Check the "My server requires authentication" checkbox, the click "Okay".

Your email account should now be configured correctly, and you should be able to check your email using Outlook Express. If you run into any problems, have any questions, or can't get it to work please don't hesitate to contact DreamHost customer support.

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