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Creating email accounts

To create an email account:

  1. Go to the Mail Manager section.
  2. Click on the Create new account button to the right.Create new account
  3. The Create new account screen will pop up where you will need to fill in your preferred settings for the new email account.

  4. Enter the username of the new account in the Create New Account field.

  5. Enter a password for the new account in the Password field. As you type your new password, a strength indicator below the field updates in real time. It shows one of four strength levels. You’ll also see tips and requirements in a red tooltip just below the indicator to help you create a stronger password. You can check the article on Choosing a password or the one on using the Random password generator for more details on setting up a good password.

  6. Re-type the new password at the Confirm password field.

  7. There are several options you can configure through the Additional options and Filtering subsections when creating a new email account:

    • Set a disk space quota (the maximum amount you can set depends on the type of hosting plan)
    • Limit the number of stored messages
    • Enable notifications when nearing the quota
    • Turn on subaddressing
    • Set up email forwarding
    • Enable virus protection
    • Enable SpamAssassin for spam filtering

  8. Scroll down, and click on the Create button.

Create new account screen