Setting up Spark Mail on Windows

Learn how to set up the Spark Mail email client on Microsoft Windows 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 Spark Mail.

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This article demonstrates how to set up the Spark Mail email client on Microsoft Windows to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

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

Start Spark Mail.
In the text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel, and then click the arrow:

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The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.
Under IMAP/SMTP Server, in the Name text box, type the name you want to appear on messages you send from the account:
In the Email Address text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.
In the Email Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
Click Additional Settings:
Under Inbox Server (IMAP), in the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:
In the Email Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
In the Server text box, type mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.
In the Port text box, type 993.
In the Protection list box, select SSL.
Scroll down to the Outbox Server (SMTP) section, and in the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:
In the Email Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
In the Server text box, type mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.
In the Port text box, type 465.
In the Protection list box, select SSL.
Click Log in. Spark Mail verifies the account configuration settings:
Click Next, and then click Start using Spark. Spark Mail downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears: