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You Have A Website Hosted Elsewhere

This section is only for you if you are using Outlook Express or Windows Mail (for Vista) and have your own email and website that is not hosted by us.

If the following criteria applies to you, then you are on the right page.

- You have a website

- Your website is hosted by another company (such as GoDaddy or Network Solutions)

- You have your own emails with your domain (such as you@yourdomain.com)

Please follow the instructions below to set up Outlook Express or Windows Mail to work using OnALot.com's Wireless system

Note: There are 2 sections on this page. The first is for setting up a new email name, the second is for modifying an existing email name.

Section 1: I Am Setting Up a New Email Name On My Website

Please follow these instructions to set up a new, never used before, email name that will work with your website.

  1. You must call or contact the company that hosts your website and set up the following information:
    - your new email name, such as you@yourdomain.com
    - the password for that account
    - do they require Secure Password Authentication or not?
    - the incoming server name, such as pop3.yourdomain.com or mail.yourdomain.com
    - whether the incoming server is a pop3, imap, or http server
    - you do not need the outgoing server name, you will be using OnALot'.com's instead
  2. You must also call OnALot.com and obtain an email name with us, such as you@onalot.com. You need this so you can send email. We also need a password for this account.
  3. Now open Outlook Express or Windows Mail. It may ask you if you want to make it your default email program. Click Yes or OK if it does
  4. It may ask you to enter a name. This is the name people will see when they get an email from you. Put in a name you like, such as Mike Smith, or, Smith's Photography or whatever you deem appropriate
  5. After you click OK, it may ask you if you want to go to that name, and yes, you do.
  6. It again wants you to enter a name. Enter the same one you entered in step 4 above. Click Next
  7. Enter your new email name, such as you@yourdomain.com. Click Next
  8. On this page, enter the type of server the hosting company has (pop3, imap or http)
    Enter the incoming server name, such as pop3.yourdomain.com
    Enter OnALot.com's outgoing server name, which is smtp.onalot.com
    Click Next
  9. On this page, enter your full email address, such as you@yourdomain.com
    Enter your password
    Put a check in the Remember Password box
    If your hosting company requires Secure Password Authentication, check that box
    Click Next
  10. If it wants to import at this time, say no
  11. Click Finish

Your new email account is almost fully set up, but there are a few things left to do. You are now back to the main email page. Click on the following to complete the setup instructions

  1. At the top, click on Tools
  2. Click on Accounts
  3. Click on the Mail Tab, then on properties on the right side
  4. Click on the General Tab at the top (you may already be there)
  5. You should see your name in the Name field
  6. In the Email Address field, put in your OnALot.com email address (such as you@onalot.com)
  7. In the Reply Address field, put in your own website email address (such as you@yourdomain.com)
  8. Click on the Servers Tab at the top
  9. Enter the type of incoming email server (pop3, Imap or HTTP, which you got from your hosting company)
  10. Enter your websites incoming email server information (such as pop3.yourdomain.com)
  11. Enter smtp.onalot.com for the outgoing email server name
  12. Enter your email address in the Account name field (such as you@yourdomain.com)
  13. Enter your password
  14. Put a check in the Remember password box
  15. Put a check in the "Log on using secure password authentication" box ONLY if your hosting company requires it
  16. Put a check in the "My server requires authentication" box
  17. Click on Settings
  18. Put a check in the "Log on using" box
  19. Enter your OnALot.com email address in the Account field (such as you@onalot.com)
  20. Enter your password
  21. Put a check in the Remember password box
  22. NO check in the "Log on using secure password authentication" box
  23. Click OK
  24. At the top, click on the Advanced Tab
  25. Change the Outgoing mail (SMTP) number from 25 to 2501
  26. At the bottom, click Apply
  27. Click OK
  28. Click Close

Done! Go to the section near the bottom of this page: "Testing your email"

Section 2: I Am Modifying An Existing Email Account On My Website

This section deals with an existing email account that you were using with your website and your old Internet Service Provider. You already have a contact list that you probably don't want to lose, and want it to work with OnALot.com. Follow these steps to make the necessary changes

  1. You must call OnALot.com and obtain an email name with us, such as you@onalot.com. You need this so you can send email. We also need a password for this account.
  2. Open Outlook Express or Windows Mail. You may get error messages, just close them and continue to the main page
  3. At the top, click on Tools
  4. Click on Accounts
  5. Click on the Mail Tab, then on properties on the right side
  6. Click on the General Tab at the top (you may already be there)
  7. You should see your name in the Name field
  8. In the Email Address field, put in your OnALot.com email address (such as you@onalot.com)
  9. In the Reply Address field, put in your own website email address (such as you@yourdomain.com)
  10. Click on the Servers Tab at the top
  11. Enter the type of incoming email server (pop3, Imap or HTTP, which you got from your hosting company)
  12. Enter your websites incoming email server information (such as pop3.yourdomain.com)
  13. Enter smtp.onalot.com for the outgoing email server name
  14. Enter your email address in the Account name field (such as you@yourdomain.com)
  15. Enter your password
  16. Put a check in the Remember password box
  17. Put a check in the "Log on using secure password authentication" box ONLY if your hosting company requires it
  18. Put a check in the "My server requires authentication" box
  19. Click on Settings
  20. Put a check in the "Log on using" box
  21. Enter your OnALot.com email address in the Account field (such as you@onalot.com)
  22. Enter your password
  23. Put a check in the Remember password box
  24. NO check in the "Log on using secure password authentication" box
  25. Click OK
  26. At the top, click on the Advanced Tab
  27. Change the Outgoing mail (SMTP) number from 25 to 2501
  28. At the bottom, click Apply
  29. Click OK
  30. Click Close

Done! Go to the next section: "Testing your email"

Testing Your Email Account

The fastest way to check your email account(s) is to send yourself a test message.

  1. Click on Create Mail
  2. Enter your email address in the To field
  3. Enter Test as the Subject
  4. Enter anything you like in the body of the message
  5. Click Send
  6. After it’s sent, wait 30 seconds and then click on the Send / Receive button. Note: This may take up to 15 minutes to work it's way through the internet and the mail servers involved.
  7. The email you just sent should come back to you.

Helpful Settings

Now that your email is set up, here are some settings that will make it perform better for you.

  1. Click on Tools
  2. Click on Options
  3. At the top, click on General
  4. Put a check in the “When starting, go directly to my ‘Inbox’ folder”
  5. At the top, click on Maintenance
  6. Put a check in the “Empty message in the ‘Deleted Items’ folder on exit”
  7. At the top, click on Connection
  8. Make sure the “Hang up after sending and receiving” box is NOT checked.
  9. Click Apply
  10. Click OK