How to set up eHosting account?

eHosting Mailbox

Creating an eHosting Account

You can create IMAP and POP3 Mailboxes in eHosting control panel.

Login to https://ehosting.ca/service/
Email Management > Mailboxes > Create a new mailbox
- Email Address: andrew@agcfca.net
- Password: xxx
- Name of User(optional): Andrew
- Create

You can also reset mailbox password or delete an account

Setting `Forward Email`

You can create a dedicated Email for an event(eg. conf2022@agcfca.net) and forward all the emails of this account to a general email account.

To create a new forward:

Email Address: conf2022@agcfca.net
Destination: info@agcfca.net (can add more here)

eHosting Mail Server Settings

This is My eHosting Mail Server settings:

Incoming Mail Server:	mail1.ehosting.ca
Outgoing Mail Server:	mail1.ehosting.ca

You can find your mail server settings from the right side panel of Hosting Panel

See full list for more details. Here are some of the settings:

POP3 Server

mail.mecca.ca / port 110
mail.ehosting.ca / port 110
  -> ssl.ehosting.ca  / port 995 (SSL)
mail1.ehosting.ca / port 110
  -> ssl1.ehosting.ca  / port 995 (SSL)

IMAP Server

mail.mecca.ca / port 143
mail.ehosting.ca / port 143
  -> ssl.ehosting.ca  / port 993 (SSL)
mail1.ehosting.ca / port 143
  -> ssl1.ehosting.ca  / port 993 (SSL)

SMTP Server

Your ISP's SMTP server (recommended)
or  
mail.mecca.ca* / port 25
mail.ehosting.ca* / port 25 or 587**
  -> ssl.ehosting.ca  / port 465 (SSL)***
mail1.ehosting.ca* / port 25 or 587**
  -> ssl1.ehosting.ca  / port 465 (SSL)***

* requires SMTP authentication.
** Some ISPs such as Sprint and Sympatico block their clients from using port 25. (This is my case)
Please switch to use port 587 if you plan to use our SMTP servers to send out emails. 
However you may want to use their provided SMTP servers to send out your emails instead.

eHosting Webmail

Go to website https://ehosting.ca/horde/imp/ or http://mail.ehosting.ca/

Outlook Settings

Adding eHosting account

File > Add Account
- andrew@agcfca.net
- Advanced Options > Let me set up my account manually
Connect
Select IMAP(prefer, or POP3)
Incoming mail >
- Server: mail1.ehosting.ca;
- Port: 143
- Encryption method: None
Outgoing mail >
- Server: mail1.ehosting.ca;
- Port: 587(Port 25 doesn’t work in my case!!)
- Encryption method: Auto (requires SMTP authentication)
Password: xxx
Connect
Done

See eHosting mail settings for details

Add Gmail / Hotmail account

File > Add Account
- angang.guo@hotmail.com
- Connect

Note: For Gmail, Hotmail, etc. Outlook can set up them automatically.

Mozilla Thunderbird Settings

Here is the settings if using Mozilla Thunderbird:

SMTP Server Settings

User Name: andrew@agcfca.net
Server Name: mail1.ehostings.ca
Port: 465
Connection Security: SSL/TLS
Authentication Method: Normal Password

IMAP Server Settings

User Name: andrew@agcfca.net
Server Name: mail1.ehosting.ca
Port: 993
Connection Security: SSL/TLS
Authentication Method: Normal Password

Troubleshooting

Can’t connect to SMTP server

When set the Outgoing mail to mail1.ehosting.ca and Port: 25, Outlook show this error message:

We couldn't connect to the outgoing SMTP server. 
None of the authentication methods supported by Outlook are supported by your server

Solution: Change the port number to 587 solve the problem and select the authentication method(select Auto if you are not sure).

SMTP - port 25 / 587
POP3 - port 110
IMAP - port 143
Secure SMTP (SSMTP) - port 465
IMAP4 over SSL (IMAPS) - port 993
Secure POP3 (SSL-POP) - port 995

How to set up eHosting account?

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