Creating a Gmail Account
This topic is also coved by the Gmail help section, which can be found by visiting:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=12774
To create a Gmail account, start by visiting:
http://mail.google.com/mail/
Click on the “Sign up for Gmail” link.
Once your account has been successfully created, you will directed to a page which explain the main features offered by Gmail. Click on the “I’m ready –show me my account”; you will then be directed to the Gmail home page.
Forwarding your email to Gmail
Once you have created a Gmail account you will want to log into your uBuilder at:
http://manager.ubuilder.com
Once logged in, navigate to the Email Forwards by clicking Manage Your Website>Your Email> Email Forwards. You can create up to ten email addresses based on your domain name, and forward them to your Gmail account. You will need to enter the Source address and a Destination Address, and click the “Create Forward” button. The Source address is the email address based on your domain name and you will used to correspond with your customers. The destination address is the address the source address will be forwarded to. In our example, the source addresses are amy@amyspets.com, customerservice@amyspets.com, and orders@amyspets.com. They are being forwarded to the destination address, which is amyspets@gmail.com.
Set up Gmail to reply using your domain based email address
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Click the “Add another email address”. You will be prompted to enter a Name, and Email address. The Name and email address will be what your customer will see in the From line of an email. You can enter what you prefer in the Name field. However, you will want to enter your domain based email address in the email address field. In our example, we have entered Amy’s Pets as the name and customerservice@amyspets.com as the Email address. You will also have the option of specifying a reply-to email address. Again, we recommend using your domain based email address. Once you have completed entering the Name and Email Address, click the “Next Step” button.
You will be asked to verify you have control over the email address you have just added to Gmail. Click the “Send Verification” button.
You will be prompted to either enter a confirmation code or click a link provided in an email that will be sent to your Gmail account asking you to confirm you have control over the email address you have just added. Since you have already forwarded your email address to Gmail; the email will arrive in your Gmail inbox; so you may close this window, by clicking the “Close Window”.
Navigate to your Gmail and find the email titled “Gmail Confirmation”. Simply click the link provided in the email, and you will be set up to send email using your domain based email address.
Checking your email using POP3 or IMAP
Since PC based email clients vary; Google provide set up documentation depending on the client you choose. For detail set up instructions, visit: