To set up Microsoft Outlook Express:
- Open Microsoft Outlook Express.
- Go to Tools > Accounts.
- Click the Mail tab to open a list of your mail accounts.
- Click the Add> button and select the Mail item.
- Enter your name as you want it to appear in any messages you send, and click Next>.
- Type your e-mail address that you created through Plesk (for example, your.name@your-domain.com), and click Next>.
- Select the protocol of your incoming mail server.
- Specify the mail domain name as the incoming and outgoing mail server (for example: mail.your-domain.com), and click Next>.
- Type your e-mail address in the Account name box (for example: your.name@your-domain.com).
- Type your password. This should be the password that you specified during creation of the mailbox through Plesk.
- Leave the Remember password box checked, if you do not wish to be prompted to enter password each time your e-mail program connects to the mail server to check for new mail, and click Next>.
- To complete setting up your e-mail program, click Finish.
To set up Mozilla Thunderbird:
- Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
- Go to Tools > Account Settings
- Click Add Account. The Account Wizard will open.
- Leave the Email account option selected, and click Next>.
- Enter your name as you want it to appear in any messages you send.
- Type your e-mail address that you created through Plesk.
For example, your.name@your-domain.com. Click Next>.
- Select the protocol of your incoming mail server.
- Specify the mail domain name as the incoming and outgoing mail server (for example: mail.your-domain.com), and click Next>.
- In the Incoming User Name box, specify your full e-mail address (for example, your.name@your-domain.com), and click Next>.
- Enter the name by which you would like to refer to this account (for example, Work Account) and click Next>.
- Verify that the information you entered is correct, and click Finish.
- Click OK to close the Account Settings wizard