Guides tagged “email”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about email, sorted A-Z.
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Manage service SSL certificates in WHM (Exim, Dovecot, FTP)
Use WHM's Manage Service SSL Certificates to see and assign the certificates used by cPanel, Exim, Dovecot and FTP, reset them to default and fix mail client warnings.
Manage the Exim mail queue and fix email delivery in DirectAdmin
Use DirectAdmin's Mail Queue Administration and Exim commands to view, retry and delete queued mail, find spam senders and fix common delivery errors.
Manage the Exim mail queue in WHM (Mail Queue Manager, root)
Inspect, deliver and delete messages stuck in the Exim queue on your cPanel server with WHM Mail Queue Manager and command-line tools, and find the source of spam.
Manage the Plesk mail queue and fix outgoing email problems
View and clear the Postfix mail queue in Plesk, find the account sending spam, set outgoing mail limits, and fix common delivery errors such as blacklisting and SPF fails.
Move email from another provider to cPanel (IMAP migration)
Migrate existing mailboxes to MdmHost cPanel email without losing messages: create accounts, copy mail over IMAP with an email app, switch MX records and reconnect devices.
Move mailboxes from another provider to Plesk with IMAP import
Migrate email to Plesk: create mailboxes, copy messages with the Plesk Email Importing extension or imapsync, switch MX records with minimal downtime and run a final sync.
Moving a website to a new host: how migration works and how to avoid downtime
How a website migration works from start to finish: what has to move, the order of steps, testing before DNS changes, email migration and the cut-over without downtime.
MX records and Email Routing in cPanel (use Google Workspace or Microsoft 365)
Change MX records in cPanel Zone Editor, set Email Routing to local or remote, and connect Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 while keeping your website on MdmHost.
One SPF record for several mail services (and the 10-lookup limit)
Combine cPanel, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, newsletter and CRM senders into a single valid SPF record, stay under the 10 DNS lookup limit and avoid common SPF errors.
Plesk: create email accounts and configure the mail server
Create mailboxes, aliases and autoresponders in Plesk, then publish the MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records that make your mail deliver.
Postfix and Dovecot mail server setup on a Linux VPS
Install Postfix and Dovecot on a Linux VPS, configure authenticated SMTP submission and IMAP over TLS, then verify that mail is delivered into a Maildir and can be read back.
Restore deleted emails and mailboxes from JetBackup 5
Bring back deleted email messages, folders or a whole mailbox from MdmHost's daily JetBackup 5 backups in cPanel, without overwriting newer mail.
Roundcube filters and out-of-office replies (Managesieve)
Create mail filters and out-of-office vacation replies directly in Roundcube webmail with Managesieve, including date ranges, folder rules and forwarding.
Roundcube settings: signature, identities, display and composing options
Personalise Roundcube webmail: add an HTML email signature, set up identities and reply-to addresses, change language, time zone, layout and composing defaults.
Secure a cPanel email account: passwords, suspended logins and compromised mailboxes
Change a mailbox password in cPanel, suspend logins or incoming mail, and what to do when an email account is hacked and sending spam.
Send WordPress email through SMTP
Make WordPress emails arrive reliably: create a cPanel mailbox, configure an SMTP plugin with the right host, port and encryption, test delivery and fix SPF and DKIM.
Sending large files by email: attachment limits and better alternatives
Why large attachments fail from cPanel email and webmail, the size limits on both sides, and better ways to send big files: download links from your hosting or cloud storage.
Set up a Plesk mailbox in Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird or a phone
Find the correct IMAP, POP3 and SMTP settings for a Plesk mailbox, use secure ports with SSL/TLS, configure Outlook, Apple Mail and phones, and fix login and certificate errors.
Set up cPanel email in Apple Mail on macOS
Add a cPanel mailbox to Apple Mail on Mac with the automatic profile or manual IMAP and SMTP settings, map Sent and Trash folders and fix connection warnings.
Set up cPanel email in Mozilla Thunderbird
Add a cPanel mailbox to Thunderbird on Windows, macOS or Linux with IMAP 993 and SMTP 465, check folder and deletion settings, and fix certificate and login errors.
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