Frequently asked questions

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Frequently asked web hosting questions - Email

What should my incoming mail server be?Open FAQ in new page: What should my incoming mail server be?

Your incoming mail server should be set to mail.your.domain.name. For example, John's email address is john@example.com, so his incoming mail server is set to mail.example.com. Similarly, our incoming mail server is mail.ayudahosting.com.au.

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What is my email username?Open FAQ in new page: What is my email username?

The username of your email account is your full email address, for example, john@example.com.

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How do I create or manage mailboxes?Open FAQ in new page: How do I create or manage mailboxes?

Using the control panel, you can manage all of your mail settings such as

  • Create new email accounts
  • Manage existing email accounts
  • Create new email aliases
  • Manage existing email aliases
  • Manage your mail groups
  • Manage your spam settings

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How do I train my spam filter?Open FAQ in new page: How do I train my spam filter?

Training fine tunes your spam filter to ensure that it performs optimally. Training of your spam filter is performed by forwarding messages to predefined email addresses.

For example, John has the email address john@example.com. If John receives a spam email that wasn't caught by the spam filter (also called a false negative), he would forward the email to spam-john@example.com. Similarly, if John receives a legitimate email that was marked as spam (also called a false positive), he would forwadr the email to notspam-john@example.com.

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What is this DSPAM string appearing in my emails?Open FAQ in new page: What is this DSPAM string appearing in my emails?

This string of text is inserted by the spam filter to identify the message so that it can be trained in the event that it was misclassified as spam/ham.

This string can be removed by disabling (opting out) spam filtering for your email account from the control panel. This will however disable the spam filter meaning that you will receive more spam emails.

Alternatively, advanced users may choose to change the location of the DSPAM identifier from the email body to the email headers. In this case, training your spam filter requires you to not forward your emails, but redirect them instead. Unfortunately, not all mail clients support this option.

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How do I access the control panel?Open FAQ in new page: How do I access the control panel?

The control panel allows to manage your hosting account, domain names, email account, spam filtering options and much more. Your login credentials are provided when you first sign up for a hosting account. You can access the control panel here.

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