E-mail can be considered as the advanced version of communication. It has acquired a valuable space in everyone’s social to professional life. The user has two options in front of him, he can take help of free webmail application or hosted e-mail software. Free e-mail service has become a popular mode of communication. The user can access the e-mails through a web-based interface, but they lack a little bit on the computer security ground. But if we talk about hosted e-mail provider, they are much secure and reliable. Also, unlike free webmail services, users will get real-time technical support for any issues. If we consider the setup of e-mail, we would notice that it is easier in free webmail.
Under the free email provider user need to fill a registration form with personal details. You need to give a name to your mailbox and simultaneously choose a password. The domain name will be associated with your mailbox name. For example it will be xyz@mail-provider.com. As soon as you setup e-mail account you will be directed automatically to the mail provider’s Webmail application.
To setup e-mail account with hosted e-mail server you need to have account with any prominent email provider. Advantage of hosted e-mail includes to have a own domain name, with integrated SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols. This will be equipped with advanced E-mail Manager having comprehensive features like e-mail filters, anti-spam protection, catchall e-mails, mailing lists, SPF protection and auto-responders or more.
After having the e-mail setup, user can obtain email account’s POP3/IMAP settings by opening the 'Mailbox Details' tooltip. Navigate to the Email Manager and under the “List All Mailboxes” tab click on e-mail’s name. User can retrieve the mailbox details and POP3/IMAP settings from the delivered e-mail message. Alternatively you can obtain outgoing server information from the Hosting Control Panel.
Hosted email service offers quick and easy access of your emails. User can open emails directly from the server without the need of downloading. Hence, you have the freedom to access emails with local email client or with Webmail clients.
