easily create and use domain name email address now
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Log in to your hosting account and navigate to the cPanel page
Scroll down the page until you locate the Mail section
Click the Email Accounts icon
Add your information to the fields
Click Create Account button
Navigate back to the cPanel screen and Mail section
Click Forwarders icon
Click Add Forwarder button
Enter the email address you just created
Enter you Gmail or other email address you normally use
Click Add Forwarder button
Navigate to the Email Accounts screen and locate the email address you created
Click the More button
Choose Configure Email Client from the dropdown menu options
Keep this screen open in your browser while you open a new tab
You will use these settings to add your new email address to your Gmail account
Open up your Gmail account in a new browser tab
Cick the Gear icon in the upper right corner
Choose Settings from the dropdown menu
Click the Accounts and Import tab at the top of the screen
Click the option for Add a POP3 email account you own
A new window will appear with a field for you to enter the email address you just created
Enter the domain-based email address you created
Click the Next Step button
Enter Username and Password
Copy and paste the Incoming Server address into the POP Server field
Check that the Port setting matches the POP3 Port provided by your hosting service
Click Add Account button
If you plan to send and receive messages from this email address (instead of just having messages forwarded), click the Yes option on this screen
Enter your name or the text you want to appear in the From field when sending messages from this address
Click the box by Treat as an Alias
Click the Next Step button
Copy and paste the Outgoing Server address into the SMTP Server field
Check that the Port setting matches the SMTP Port provided by your hosting service
Enter Username and Password
Click Add Account button
You will need to retrieve the confirmation code
Because you forwarded your new address to your Gmail address, you’ll receive a confirmation message from which to copy and paste the code
Click the Verify button
If you plan to send and receive messages from this email address (instead of just having messages forwarded), navigate to the Forwarders screen with your hosting account
Click the Delete button
Click the Delete Forwarder button to confirm that you want to delete the forwarder setting
Congratulations!You Did It!
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