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| One
of the features which
is being offered by
some hosting providers
is Webmail. But what
is Webmail and is
it useful to you?
Before we talk about
Webmail let's look
at e-mail. |
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| E-mail
is one of the most
useful tools of having
a hosting account.
It allows you to send
and receive messages
to anyone on the Internet
in just a minute.
You can attach documents
to e-mail, you can
send files with e-mail
and a whole lot more.
Usually to send or
receive a message
in e-mail you configure
or setup a computer
that you are using
on a regular basis
to handle your e-mail.
This computer you
use is programmed
with the settings
of your e-mail account.
When you want to send
a message you will
open your e-mail program
(Outlook, Pegasus,
etc.) and type in
your message. When
you want to read your
e-mail you will look
in your inbox on this
computer. All your
e-mail is handled
from this computer.
But what if you need
to send a message
and you are not at
your computer? This
is where Webmail comes
in. |
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| Normally
if you are not at
your computer which
handles your e-mail
you can't send or
receive e-mail. Now
if you have access
to another computer
you could then set
up that computer to
send and receive your
e-mail as well. But
what if you travel?
Do you want to set
up every computer
you come along to
handle your e-mail?
No. That's where Webmail
comes in. Webmail
allows you to access
your e-mail account
wherever you are in
the world and whenever
your want. All you
need is a computer
with Internet access.
You don't have to
configure anything.
To access your Webmail
all you do is type
in your website address
something like: http://webmail.mysite.com
or http://www.mysite.com:2095.
(What you type depends
on what version of
Webmail you have;
your host can provide
you with your correct
address.) |
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| When
you type in your Webmail
address what happens
is that you open a
program on the server
your account is hosted
on and Webmail accesses
your e-mail account.
From the Webmail program
you can read your
e-mail, send an e-mail,
modify your address
book, send a file-everything
you can at home or
work with your computer
you can do with Webmail.
If you have ever used
an account like Hotmail
or Yahoo Mail-Webmail
is the same thing.
But instead of setting
up a entirely different
account with Hotmail,
or Yahoo, you can
use your e-mail account
with your website.
This allows you to
have 24/7 access to
your e-mail account
anywhere you are in
the world, as long
as you find any computer
hooked up to the Internet.
A very useful feature
indeed. |
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