3.3. MAIL MENU

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE CPANEL?

Figure 3.8: Reading your email

Configuring Outlook Express to read email

Because Microsoft Outlook Express is the most popular email application available, you can automatically con 

figure Outlook Express from CPanel. This saves time in manually configuring your email application and avoids

errors. Note: This will only work if you have Microsoft Outlook installed on your machine and are running any

version of Windows.

To automatically configure Outlook Express:

1. Click on the Add / Remove accounts link in the Mail Menu area.

2. Click on the Outlook (Express) AutoConfig link next to the required account.

3. Read the message in the alert window and click on the OK button. You may need to repeat this step two

or three times.

4. Click on the Open this file from its current location radio button, and click on the OK button in the

File Download window.

5. Click on the Yes button in the Registry Editor window and repeat for the last window. Outlook Express

has now been configured for this account. You need to repeat this process for as many accounts as you want

to access through Outlook Express.

Changing an email account's quota

You can change the size limit on any of your email accounts whenever required.

To change an email account's quota:

1. Click on the Add / Remove accounts link in the Mail Menu area.

2. Click on the

button next to the required email address.

3. Enter the new quota in the New Quota field. You can remove a quota limit from the email account by

erasing all information in the field or entering the word unlimited.

4. Click on the

button.

Your quota has now been changed for that account.

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