Comparing version 10 and version 9 back

If you're looking for information about connecting to your email account with ActionMailer, please see [[Deployment]].

h2. Adding a New Email Account


gersonchicarelli@name
# Login to the VHCS control panel
# Add a new email account

h2. IMAP or POP3

*IMAP is recommended*

h3. Incoming

* Inbound server: your hosting server. (e.g.  a server name ending in .planetargon.com) Look at your account info email for specifics.  
* Name: (your first and last name)
* ID: Fully qualified user name.  (e.g. nospam@rapidred.com)
* Password: your password

h3. Outgoing

* Outbound server: your hosting server. (e.g.  a server name ending in .planetargon.com) Look at your account info email for specifics.  
* Server port: 25 (not the default on my mail system)
* Use SSL: unchecked
* Authentication: On os x, select md5 (unless you are on ion, then choose 'Password'). For action mailer, select "login authentication".
* User name: Fully qualified user name. (e.g. nospam@rapidred.com)
* Password: your password

h2. Tips and Tricks

* [[Filtering SPAM]] in your mail client
* [[SMTP Over Port 250]] -- if port 25 isn't working for outgoing email, try port 250