Your E-mail Accounts

Follow these steps to check your YouthOfAmerica E-mail accounts:

Step 1 : Obtain E-mail Client software

Just like the FTP language, your computer will need special
software to converse with our E-mail server.

Netscape Navigator will work fine.


Step 2 : Configuring Your E-mail Software

You will need to set the preferences of your software to correctly connect to our server and download your messages. Listed below are a set of general settings for various e-mail client software.

  • If you do not have your own Domain Name
    • SMTP (outgoing) Mail Server youthofamerica.net
    POP3 (incoming) Mail Server Username@youthofamerica.net
    Your E-mail Address Address@domainname.youthofamerica.net
    User ID, or Account name YourUserID

  • Replace "YourUserID" with the User ID given to you in
    the confirmation e-mail you received when you signed up.



    If you have your own Domain Name

    •
    SMTP (outgoing) Mail Server yourdomain.com
    POP3 (incoming) Mail Server Username@yourdomain.com
    Your E-mail Address Address@yourdomain.com
    User ID, or Account name YourUserID

  • Replace "YourUserID" with the User ID given to you in the confirmation e-mail you received when you signed up, and "yourdomain" with the domain name you registered with us. (See example below)

    • Example :

    Here is an example of the confirmation e-mail received, and how the variables would be setup in your e-mail client.

    
MAIL INFORMATION:
Internet E-mail address:.: john@boguscompany.com
pop mail login:..........: boguscompany
pop mail passwd..........: secretword
pop mail real name:......: John Doe
pop/smtp server:.........: boguscompany.com


    Your Setup Fields would then look like this :

    Pop/SMTP Mail Server boguscompany.com
    Your E-mail Address John@boguscompany.com
    User ID, or Account name Boguscompany

    These are the main pieces of information you need to connect and get your mail. There are usually many more preferences in your specific mail program, but the ones listed above are the most important.


    Step 3 : Checking Your E-mail

    Open your e-mail application and choose to check your mail. The software will then connect to our mail server, and download any new messages that you may have. When you connect, your e-mail program will most likely prompt you for the password of your account. This will be the password you have chosen for your domain account when you signed up or the password we sent you in your "Welcome To YouthOfAmerica.Net" email message.

    Be sure and read all of the documentation that came with your particular e-mail software, as each one has its own interface.