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Using email can be easy, but the setup part can be frustrating! There are many different methods to access your email, and many can be used simultaneously! Depending on where you are, what device you have, what application you run, if you are at your "main" machine or a guest on someone else's - all will come into play when you decide which method(s) you'll use. We'll start with the easiest and move on.
Visit http://mail.compudocinc.com (or replace with http://mail.yourdomain.com) and enter your full username and password. Your username is usually your email address, but one username can get/send for more than one email address! You must enter your credentials each time you want to check mail.
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Visit http://m.compudocinc.com and entry your username and password. You must enter your credentials each time you want to check mail.
This protocol picks up email from only your Inbox and brings it to your computer. It remembers your settings so you don't have to enter your credentials each time.
POP3 will usually remove mail off the server and store it on your workstation. If your PC crashes, you might lost all mail! Also note that it does NOT synchronize anything but the Inbox (no Junk Mail, sent items, contacts, calendars, etc)
This protocol synchronizes mail from ALL your mail folders (not just Inbox) and keeps a COPY on your workstation. It remembers your settings so you don't have to enter your credentials each time.
This is the preferred client for most folks.
If you have Outlook 2003 or later and you DO NOT USE EXCHANGE SERVER, you can configure Outlook to talk directly to your mailbox, for all mail folders, calendars, contacts, and tasks. This also eliminates all need to setup SMTP, POP and IMAP settings, which makes things much simpler. You can also set your Out-Of-Office message, and if others give you permissions, you can open their mailbox.
With this installed, any application that interacts with Outlook now can interact with your WebMail - including desktop phone sync tools, contact management software, and others.
If you have Outlook 2000 or later, you can install this tool to synchronize Calendar, Contacts and Tasks to your WebMail.
Using an industry standard protocol called SyncML, your mobile devices can syncronize calendars, contacts and tasks with your mailbox. Note that mail will still need to be retrieved via POP or IMAP settings. Click here for notes about setting up an iPhone with SyncML