How do I set up my Aplus.Net E-mail accounts if i have a legacy hosting plan?

Answer by: George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support.

E-mail account creation, configuration, and settings differ depending on your type of account with Aplus.Net.

*Important: The instructions in this document apply to the following types of service plans:

• Hosting plans created before August 2002.

You will first need to create the email box in your Aplus.Net account. Here’s how:

1. Start by logging into your account control panel at http://www.aplus.net/login.html using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
2. Click on the View / Edit Plan Details link.
3. Under the E-mail account heading, click the Add button.
4. Enter your desired e-mail address and password.
5. Click Save to create this e-mail account.

To access your emails, you can either use the Aplus.Net Webmail service or a local email client, such as Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla, Netscape, Eudora, etc.

I. WEBMAIL SERVICE:

1. Go to http://mail1.abac.com.
2. Enter your entire email address in the Login Name text field. Type your password in the respective text field and click Enter.

II. LOCAL EMAIL CLIENT – GENERIC SETTINGS:

1. Account type: POP3.
2. Account name (Username): your entire email address, including @yourdomain.com.
3. Password: the password that you set when you created your email box.
4. Incoming mail server: mail1.abac.com.
5. Outgoing mail server: Use the SMTP server provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This is the easiest option because no other configuration is necessary. Please note that some Internet Providers will force you to use their SMTP servers, in which case, you will not be able to use ours.

NOTE: If your Internet Provider doesn’t provide SMTP servers, you can use the Aplus.Net Outgoing Mail Server. Please make sure to use the settings below:

• Outgoing Mail Server: smtp2.abac.com.
• Outgoing (SMTP) mail port: 587.
• Authentication: Use the username and password specified in steps 2 and 3 above.

E-mail instructions that apply to service plans not found in the list above:

• Personal Unix, Business Class Unix, Pro and eCommerce Unix shared hosting plans (plans created after August 2002), please click here.
• Personal Windows, Business Class Windows, Pro Windows, or eCommerce Windows shared hosting plans, please click here.
• Connect, ConnectXS, ConnectPro, or ConnectFV dial-up accounts (accounts created after February 19^th, 2004), please click here.
• Dial-up accounts created before February 19^th, 2004, please click here.