These settings are used for Thunderbird.
For information on Outlook click HERE.
For information on Outlook Express click HERE.
For information on Vista's Windows Mail click HERE.
If you are setting up your own domain on our hosting server simply replace the webkraft-hs.net
domain with your own. Everything else is the same.
If you are setting up a webkraft.net account replace webkraft.net for the webkraft-hs.net domain name
whenever it appears. Everything else is the same.
Open Thunderbird
Start by clicking on the Tools menu option at the top of the Thunderbird window.
Click on Account Settings.
Click on the Add Account button.
Select E-mail Account and click Next
Enter your Name and your e-mail address. Be sure to add the webkraft-hs.net part as well.
Click Next
Be sure the POP box is selected and leave the checkbox selected for Use Global Inbox.
Enter the POP3 Incoming mail server and click Next
Enter your e-mail address as the Incoming User Name in lower case letters.
Click Next
Enter an Account name, the default name is fine but you can use any name you wish.
Click Next
Your Outgoing Mail information may not be visible at this point if you have previously
set up an account. Otherwise make your SMTP server and Outgoing User name as shown.
Click Finish.
Your Account settings look like this when you highlight the account.
Click on the Server Settings.
Be sure that Never is selected under Security Settings.
Click on Outgoing SMTP server
You will see one server in the list to the right Click on it and click Edit.
You can leave the Description blank but make sure the Server name is correct.
Change the Port number to 2500 and click OK.
When you check for mail the first time a password window will open. Type your password in lower case letters, check the box and click OK.
You will get an alert message warning you about saving your password. If you want it to be saved click OK.
THIS NEXT SECTION IS ONLY USED FOR SECURE MAIL USERS AND IS NOT REQUIRED!
WEBKRAFT.NET does not offer secure mail, only our WEBKRAFT-HS accounts or mail hosted by WebKraftHosting.net provides this added security feature.
IF you want to send mail using our SSL certificate use the settings below.
You have to change the Incoming POP3 port to 995 by selecting SSL under Security Settings.
Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP).
Click the SSL radio button and make sure the Port number changes to 465
Click OK.
When you check our mail you will get the following error message. I use one certificate for my entire server and this message is normal.
Click OK once and this window will not appear again until you close and reopen Thunderbird again.
That's it. Your mail should be working.
Don't forget that we have a webmail interface that works without setting anything up and can be accessed from any computer on the web.