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# Setting up the Postbox e-mail client

> Set up your hosting.com email in Postbox with our step-by-step guide for seamless email management.

This article demonstrates how to set up the Postbox e-mail client application to access a hosting.com e-mail account and send messages.

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

1. Make sure you have already created at least one e-mail account for your domain. If you have not done this, please see [this article](/docs/e-mail-accounts) to learn how to create an e-mail account using cPanel.

2. Start Postbox.

3. On the **File** menu, click **New**, and then click **Mail Account**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-postbox-file-menu.png)

4. In the **Your name** text box, type the name that you want recipients to see on messages you send:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-postbox-mail-account-setup-your-name.png)

5. In the **Email address** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

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

7. Click **Continue**. Postbox detects the settings for your account and displays them:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-postbox-mail-account-setup-server-settings.png)

8. Under **Incoming Server**, in the **User Name** text box, confirm the username is the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

9. In the **Server Name** text box, confirm the server is *mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name.

10. In the **Type** list box, select the protocol that you want to use:

    * If you want to use IMAP, select **IMAP**.

    * If you want to use POP, select **POP3**.

11. In the **Port** text box, type one of the following:

    * If you selected **IMAP** in step 10, type `993`.

    * If you selected **POP3** in step 10, type `995`.

12. In the **Security** list box, select **SSL/TLS**, and then in the adjacent list box, select **Password**.

13. Under **Outgoing Server**, in the **User Name** text box, confirm the username is the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

14. In the **Server Name** text box, confirm the server is *mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name.

15. In the **Port** text box, type `465`.

16. In the **Security** list box, select **SSL/TLS**, and then in the adjacent list box, select **Password**.

17. Click **Done**. Postbox downloads any messages in the account.

## More information

For more information about Postbox, please visit [http://www.postbox-inc.com](http://www.postbox-inc.com).

## Related articles

* [Introduction to e-mail protocols](/docs/introduction-to-e-mail-protocols)

* [Accessing e-mail accounts with client applications](/docs/accessing-e-mail-accounts-with-client-applications)

* [Troubleshooting e-mail accounts](/docs/troubleshooting-e-mail-accounts)