When analyzing how much of the email that comes into web hosting accounts, we discovered that it’s 94% spam and viruses. Thanks to our mail filtering device, most of that is blocked or quarantined. I went to google to look for stats, and found that our figure agrees with what’s reported by most other ISPs. A graph from one of our mail filters shows the severity of the spam problem, which is universal.
Increases in junk mail has required us to invest in mail filtering appliances and software, which is the case for many large companies and universities. However, not all companies can afford to make this investment. We offer mail filtering for web sites whether they are hosted with us or not. For a low monthly rate, your domain’s email can be protected. Pricing starts at $13.50 per month, for up to 10 mail accounts.
Using the service is easy. A simple change is made to your DNS. No software needs to be installed on any of your systems. We do still recommend that each of your machines has an anti-virus application installed. While most viruses are email borne, there are still risks associated with simply being connected to the Internet.
For more information, or to sign up, call us at 888-290-4601, extension 22.
Setting up Apple Mail can be accomplished in just a few easy steps.
1. Click on Mail and then Preferences from the menu at the top of the Mail screen.
2. Click on the Accounts icon and then click the + sign in the lower left corner.
3. The General Information window will appear. Fill in your information, based on the example below. Please use your actual email address and information.
4. Click Continue.
5. In the Incoming Mail Server window, complete the required information. Refer to the example below, but replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.
6. Click the Continue button on the Incoming Mail Security window without clicking anything else.
7. Click Continue on the Outgoing Mail Security window.
8. Review the information in the Account Summary Window. If everything is correct, click Continue. If you see any errors, click Go Back.
9. Click on Done, if you’re done! If you want to create another email account, you may do so by clicking on the Create Another Account button.
For more information about setting up Apple Mail, please visit Apple.com.
When you have trouble with email, it can be quite helpful to see how your computer connects to the mail server. These actions take place behind the scenes, and are performed by your mail client.
If you’re a Windows XP (and previous) user, go to “Start” and “Run” and type “cmd” in the command line. If you’re using Vista, use the “Start Search” dialog box and type “cmd” and hit enter. Don’t include the quote marks when typing cmd. Mac users, please go to Applications and then Utilities and double click on Terminal.
Now that you have a command line, use the following example to access your mail server.
telnet mail.yourdomain.com 110 Trying 65.162.17.18… Connected to mail.yourdomain.com. Escape character is ‘^]’. +OK Dovecot ready. user you@yourdomain.com +OK pass yourpassword +OK Logged in. quit +OK Logging out. Connection closed by foreign host.
Make sure to type in your actual domain and user name. If you’re able to connect to your mail server using this method, then there is a path to the server, and the problem lies with your mail program (i.e., Outlook, Eudora).
