Step One:
- Open Outlook
- From the Tools menu, select E-Mail Accounts
- In the E-mail Accounts dialog box, select Add a new e-mail account and then click Next.

Step Two:
- Select the appropriate server type for your new e-mail account and then click Next.

Step Three:
- Fill in the appropriate Name and E-mail Address information as prompted.
- Email Servers:
Incoming mail server = pop.yourdomain.com (or pop.root-mail.com)
Outgoing mail server = pop.yourdomain.com (or smtp.root-mail.com)
- When completed, click Next and then Finish

Notes: - username is a mail account that you have created in the Control Panel. This is not the username used for logging into the website or http://admin.yourdomain.com.
- Password is the password that you set when the mail user was created.
- Usernames and passwords are case sensitive.
- SPA authentication is not required.

Once properly configured you may download your mail by clicking the Send/Receive button at the top menu bar.

Mail Set Up In Netscape 4.75 & Higher

Once an e-mail account has been created in the MediaConsole, follow the steps below to setup that mail user in Netscape.

Step One:
- Open Netscape Mail (by selecting the envelope icon located in the Netscape Browser window).
- The Account Wizard will load:
- Select E-mail Account and click Next



Step Two:
- In the Your Name field, type the name that will appear in the e-mail From line of the e-mail message header. This can be an e-mail address or simply your name.
- In the E-mail Address field, type the e-mail address that will be used when the recipients click "Reply To". This must be a valid e-mail address for this function to work properly: username@yourdomain.com
- Click Next






Step Three:
- On the Server Information screen, select the appropriate server type for your e-mail account.
- Select POP or IMAP configuration:
POP3 - (Post Office Protocol version 3)
incoming mail server = pop.yourdomain.com (or pop.root-mail.com)
outgoing mail server = smtp.yourdomain.com (or smtp.root-mail.com)
IMAP - (Internet Message Access Protocol)
incomding mail server = imap.yourdomain.com (or imap.root-mail.com)
outgoing mail server = smtp.yourdomain.com (or smtp.root-mail.com)

Step Four:
- On the User Name screen, type in your user name. This is everything in your e-mail address leading up to, but not including '@domain.com'. For example: if your e-mail address is 'test_account@domain.com', your User Name would be 'test_account'.
- Click Next to continue.

Step Five:
- On the Account Name screen, type in a name for this account. The e-mail address of the account is suggested.
- Click Next to continue.

- You are now finished setting up Netscape Mail for your e-mail account. Review each of the settings on this screen - if anything is incorrect use the Back button and make changes where appropriate. If you select Download Messages Now, when you click Finish all of your e-mail messages will be downloaded for viewing.

Mail SetUp In Eudora

Once an e-mail account has been created in the MediaConsole, follow the steps below to setup that mail user in Eudora.

Step One:
- Open Eudora Mail
- From the Tools menu, select Options.

Step Two:
- In the Options window, you will see several icons on the left. Select Getting Started.

Step Three:
- In the Real Name field, type you name the way you would like people to see it when they get e-mail from you. For example: John Doe.

Step Four:
- In the Return Address field, enter your e-mail address. For example: johndoe@yourdomain.com.

Step Five:
- In the Mail Server (Incoming) field, enter the incoming mail server you use.
POP3 - (Post Office Protocol version 3)
incoming mail server = pop.yourdomain.com (or pop.root-mail.com)
IMAP - (Internet Message Access Protocol)
incoming mail server = imap.yourdomain.com (or imap.root-mail.com)

Step Six:
- In the Login Name field, enter your login name. This can also be referred to as your User Name. This is everything in your e-mail address leading up to, but not including '@domain.com'. For example: if your e-mail address is 'johndoe@domain.com', your User Name would be 'johndoe'. This is everything in your e-mail address leading up to, but not including '@domain.com'.

Step Seven:
- In the SMTP Server (Outgoing) field, enter the outgoing mail server you use.
Outgoing Mail Server: outgoing mail server = smtp.yourdomain.com (or smtp.root-mail.com)

Step Seven:
- There should be a check mark in the Allow Authentication box. Leave the check mark there. If you do not see a check mark in the box, click in the box with your mouse until a check mark appears.

Step Eight:
- Click OK. This completes the basic setup - you should now be able to send and receive e-mail in Eudora