How to set-up an email account

The following instructions explain how to set-up Outlook for use with a standard Typomania email service.

Different versions of Outlook and Outlook Express have slightly different ways of initiating the creation of a new email account, usually to be found somewhere under the 'Tools' option of the main menu.

The set up process, or 'wizard', also varies but the fundamental settings should be the same for any email client you might want to use on Mac, PC, Unix, Android or other mobile OS.

Server Type: POP3 or IMAP

Usually, the first critical setting you will be asked for is 'Server Type'. Typomania email accounts are usually POP3 or IMAP.

When using POP3, emails sent to your email address are first delivered to your mailbox on a Typomania mail server. Your email client, (e.g. Outlook), then transfers your messages to your computer for you to read.

IMAP works in a similar way except that messages remain on the server rather than being downloaded to your computer.

Generally our advice would be to use the POP3 setting, unless you intend to constantly use lots of different devices to check your email, or if you spend a large amount of time travelling.

Your name

The 'your name' setting is usually for display purposes only, and should have no effect on how your email functions.

Email Address

Enter the email address that has been set-up for you. If you have not had an account set-up on one of our mail servers you should contact us for assistance.

Servers

The address for your incoming mail server and outgoing mail server should be the same:
mail.yourdomainname.co.uk

You should replace 'yourdomainname.co.uk' with the relevant domain name. For example, we use mail.typomania.co.uk

User name

Typomania email accounts always use the default email address as the user name, and you should enter your full email address in the user name field.

Password

You should enter the password provided by Typomania. If you do not have a password, or need to have your password sent to you or reset for security reasons, please call or email.

More Settings

Often the settings outlined above will be enough for your email account to work. However, in some cases your email client might apply some slightly more obscure default settings that could prevent things from working correctly.

Please try finishing the set-up process without configuring any other settings. If you have entered your email address, user-name, server address and password correctly you should be able to collect email.

Trouble-shooting

The most common errors that occur immediately after setting up email accounts in Outlook and other email clients are to do with sending email messages and the server settings for the outgoing or SMPT server, specifically the security settings.

Although Typomania email accounts are enabled to work with SSL encryption, this option can cause some compatibility issues and it is recommended to avoid using this option if errors occur.

Further help...

If you are a Typomania customer, please call or email us if you need any help setting up your email.

[ 03-Jan-2012 ]