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Create a new email address
→ Go to 1984.is
→ Click Login
→ Select Control Panel
→ Click á Goto Control Panel
→ Select á Mail
→ Click á Add email account
→ Fill in Username the part you want to be in front of @
→ Domain name select the domain if you have more than one
→ Password if the measurement bar becomes green you have a good password
→ Click ADD
→ Then go to vefpostur.1984.is to see if everything is working
→ Username is the email address you created
→ Password your powerful password
If everything is OK, you can set up an e-mail client, such as Thunderbird for example.
E-mail Applications
Configuring 1984 Hosting email accounts in different mail applications.
Configure your email in Thunderbird in Windows
If the window Welcome to Thunderbird opens when you start Thunderbird for the first time, then choose
I think I'll configure my account later.
→ Click the Alt key on your keyboard to see the the menu row on top of the window.
→ Choose Tools and Account Settings.
→ Click Account Actions and choose Add Mail Account.
→ Your name: Is the name you want the receiver to see as sender.
→ Email address: Your email address.
→ Password: Your email address password.
→ Remember password You probably want Thunderbird to remember the password.
→ Click Continue and choose Manual config.
→ Incoming: should be IMAP.
→ Server hostname is mail.1984.is
→ Port 993 SSL/TLS
→ Authentication Normal password.
→ Outgoing: SMTP
→ Server hostname is mail.1984.is
→ Port 587 STARTTLS
→ Authentication Normal password.
→ Username: Incoming: Your email address, Outgoing: Your email address.
→ Click Done (or Re-test).
Configure 1984 Hosting email in different email clients.