How do i send and receive emails?

To collect your emails via a mail client (Outlook, Outlook Express, etc) you will need the following details:-

Incoming (POP3/IMAP) Server: mail.controldns.co.uk
POP3 Port: 110 (TLS supported) or 995 (SSL supported)
IMAP Port: 143 (TLS supported) or 993 (SSL supported)

Outgoing (SMTP) Server: mail.controldns.co.uk
Port: 25 (TLS supported) or 465 (SSL supported).  Ports 49 and 587 also supported.
You can send mail through the SMTP server shown above provided your mail client supports SMTP authentication, authenticate with your mailbox username and password.

Username: Your full email address

Password: The password you chose when creating the mailbox in the hosting control panel

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