Important!!!
These settings only apply to email addresses hosted by Ashland Home Net.
If you use a web-based mail service (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) you will need to obtain the proper settings from them.

In Outlook Express, click Tools.


Click Accounts.


Click Add, and select Mail...


Enter your name, and click Next.


Enter your email address, and click Next.

If this is the only computer you will access your mail from, the server type will be POP3.
If you plan on checking your mail from multiple computers, the server type will be IMAP.

Fill in the information for your incoming server. For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the incoming server is mailx.opendoor.com.

For all other domains the incoming server is mail.domain. So, for @ashlandhome.net, the incoming server is mail.ashlandhome.net.

Fill in the information for the outgoing server. For @opendoor.com, and custom domains previously hosted by Open Door Networks, the outgoing server is mailx.opendoor.com.

For all other domains the outgoing server is mail.domain. So, for @ashlandhome.net, the outgoing server is mail.ashlandhome.net

Click Next.


The account name is the first part of your email address.
The password is the password you gave us when we created the email address.
If you've forgotten your password, we can't tell you what it is, but we can reset it.
Do NOT check the box that says "Log on using Secure Password Authentication(SPA)".
Click Next.


Click Finish.


You're not done yet, so click the Mail tab.


Make sure the new account is highlighted, and click Properties.


Click the Servers tab.


Check the box at the bottom that says "My server requires authentication".