Setting up your e-mail.
For the sake of ease I will assume that you are using Outlook or Outlook Express for this minor how-to.

You can either choose to connect via IMAP or POP3. The main difference being that IMAP by default leaves all mail on the server, and POP3 removes it. If you primarily check your mail from a single location and aren't worried about your computer crashing, use POP3. If you tend to check your mail from different locations you should probably use IMAP.
There is also webmail which you can use to check your mail from any SSL capable web client.

Obtain the CACert Trusted Root Certificates: Class1 and Class3
To install the certificate simply click on the above links and choose 'Open' when prompted. Then choose 'Install' and click 'Next' until it's done.

Configuring POP3:

1. Open the client.
2a. Select 'Tools' ==> 'Accounts' (Outlook Express)
2b. Select 'Tools' ==> 'Services' (Outlook)
3. Select 'Add' ==> 'Mail..' (if already setup for POP3 skip to step 5)
4. Follow the prompts for your Name and E-mail address, select POP3, the incoming and outgoing server is 'mail.thehippo.net', fill in your username and password in the appropriate boxes, be sure to UNCHECK 'Log on Using Secure Password Authentication' and check 'My Server Requires Authentication'. Click 'Next' until complete.
5. Now we need to select the new mail account, click 'Properties', select the 'Advanced' tab, and select both of the 'This server requires a secure connection' boxes next to SMTP and POP3. Make Sure that the new SMTP port is set to '465' and that the POP3 port is set to '995'.

Now you should be able to send/recieve mail via POP3.

Configuring IMAP:

1. Same as above.
2. Same as above.
3. Same as above, though you will have to setup a new account. No skipping 4 here.
4.Follow the prompts for your Name and E-mail address, select IMAP, the incoming and outgoing server is 'mail.thehippo.net', fill in your username and password in the appropriate boxes, be sure to UNCHECK 'Log on Using Secure Password Authentication' and check 'My Server Requires Authentication'. Click 'Next' until complete.
5. Now we need to select the new mail account, click 'Properties', select the 'Advanced' tab, and select both of the 'This server requires a secure connection' boxes next to SMTP and IMAP. Make Sure that the new SMTP port is set to '465' and that the POP3 port is set to '993'. Select the 'IMAP' tab and in the box next to 'Root folder path' type '.mail/' and hit 'OK'.

The mailserver is the same for all users no matter which domain your actual e-mail address is. For those with webspace, your FTP login information is the same as your e-mail. Please place your web content in your 'www' directory.

Examples