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E-mail Settings

Below are e-mail server settings for email accounts hosted at Webstix:

Server:	web1.webstix.com	web2.webstix.com	web3.webstix.com
Incoming Mail Server (POP3)	web1.webstix.net	web2.webstix.com or mail.webstix.com or pop.webstix.com	web3.webstix.com
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)	(provided by your ISP)	(provided by your ISP)	(provided by your ISP)

SMTP Server Settings for Webstix Email:

Webstix, Inc. provides you with an incoming email server only - no outgoing mail server, or what is called an SMTP server.

There are number of reasons for this. First, we would need to have a dedicated server just to handle SMTP. That's an additional cost. We'd also incur legal and technical / labor fees / costs to make sure we have the right email sending policies in place, keep copies of all sent messages through our server and also archive on back up, monitor the server to make sure we stay off spamming blacklists and other details. This is easily the job of 1-2 full time people. To keep costs low, we've decided to not reinvent the wheel and just refer to other companies that are already set up with the needed infrastructure. It makes sense to refer our client to that kind of service.

We're truly sorry if this causes you any inconvenience, but we feel this is the best decision both for us and our clients.

Your SMTP Server Options:

It's best to choose an SMTP service provider that specializes in sending email. An advantage is that if you use a laptop, you don't have to keep changing your SMTP server settings when you travel. A third party SMTP service will have reliable service (quick delivery), can be used from anywhere and they have strong relationships with the major email providers to make sure your emails get through and don't end up on spam lists / blacklists.

Your Network or ISP - You may have a server in-house that can send email for you. If so, you can use that. Also, your ISP (Internet Service Provider) usually provides you with an SMTP server to use, so please ask them if that is available for you.
Yahoo! Mail Plus - I have used this service for a few years now and I like it. I have a Yahoo email account but you don't have to use Yahoo's SMTP server just for that email. I use it for my webstix.com email account as well and people can't tell the difference. Since I use a laptop, this is ideal for me because I don't have to constantly change SMTP servers when I change ISPs / networks. You just set it and forget it, really. Get more info on Yahoo's Mail Plus SMTP service. If you choose Yahoo Mail Plus, then here's a page with some instructions.
SMTP2Go.com - This is similar to Yahoo's SMTP service and about the same price ($23.88/yr) but with this service you are limited to sending just 50 emails per day unless you go with their corporate plan. They claim to provide SMTP (email sending) service worldwide. They have a free trial of their services. Configuration is easy. I've tried this one, too, and it works well. It's fast.
Google's Gmail - You can get a Gmail account and also send non-gmail.com email through it. Their settings are different (like a different port) but you just have to set that once and you're good to go. It's free but you may get that "on behalf of" thing appearing in the email (I'm not certain on that - it's has been reported that things have changed).

Below are some links on using Gmail for your SMTP server:
- Configuring other mail clients (mail.google.com/support)
- How to use Gmail as your SMTP server (lifehacker.com)
- Gmail as a free smtp server (www.geekzone.co.nz)
- Using GMail as Your SMTP Gateway (www.bmonday.com)

And one other option is that we do have webmail on our servers. You can use that to send mail but we suggest only using that if you are away from the office. Usually clients of ours that choose to use webmail will find that they need a lot of space. And, honestly, the webmail program on our servers (Horde) isn't the best one around.

Most people will choose the Gmail option since there is a lot of storage offered for free at Gmail. You can add a "forward" to your email account and use Gmail as a backup for you or to view email when you're on the road. It works very well for that.

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