Setting up BlueMail on Apple iOS

Learn how to set up the BlueMail email client on Apple iOS to access a hosting.com e-mail account. This article includes step-by-step instructions and all the information you need to manage e-mail using BlueMail.

This article demonstrates how to set up the BlueMail email client on Apple iOS to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

To configure BlueMail to work with your hosting.com e-mail account, follow these steps:

  1. Start BlueMail.

  2. Tap Continue:
    BlueMail - Continue

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Note

The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.

  1. On the Add Account page, in the text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:
    BlueMail - Email Address

  2. Tap Manual Setup:
    BlueMail - Manual Setup

  3. On the Choose provider page, tap Manual Setup:
    BlueMail - Choose provider

  4. On the Manual Setup page, type IMAP:
    BlueMail - Account type - IMAP

  5. On the IMAP Settings page, in the Email Address text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:
    BlueMail - IMAP Settings - Email Address

  6. In the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

  7. In the Password text box, type the password for the account you created in cPanel.

  8. In the IMAP Server text box, type mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.

  9. In the Security list box, tap SSL/TLS.

  10. In the Authentication list box, tap PLAIN.

  11. In the Port text box, type 993.

  12. Tap Next:
    BlueMail - IMAP Settings - Next

  13. Under Outgoing server settings, in the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:
    BlueMail - SMTP - Username

  14. In the Password text box, type the password for the account you created in cPanel.

  15. In the SMTP server text box, type mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.

  16. In the Security list box, tap SSL/TLS.

  17. In the Authentication list box, tap AUTOMATIC.

  18. In the Port text box, type 465.

  19. Select the Require sign-in check box.

  20. Tap Next:
    BlueMail - SMTP - Next

  21. In the Name text box, type the name that you want to appear on messages you send from the account:
    BlueMail - Display name

  22. In the Description text box, type an optional description for the account.

  23. Tap Next.

  24. On the Account Options page, in the Push or Fetch list box, select one of the following options:

  • Push: You receive notification of messages as they arrive.

  • Fetch: BlueMail periodically fetches messages from the mail server.

  • Manual: You manually download messages when you want.
    BlueMail - Options - Push or Fetch

  1. In the Incoming Sound list box, select a message notification sound:
    BlueMail - Options - Incoming Sound

  2. Tap Done.

  3. Tap NEXT to view the short introduction, or tap SKIP:
    BlueMail - Intro - Skip or Next

  4. BlueMail downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:
    BlueMail - Inbox

More Information

For more information about BlueMail, please visit https://bluemail.me/.

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