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How to set up email on your iPhone or iPad devices

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I’ve had a few requests for guidance with setting up an email address on an iPad or iPhone so here are the instructions for iOS devices.

Please note: the details below include server adddresses specific to TJ Design email hosting but the rest of the settings remain the same for other hosting accounts.

  • Go to Settings > Accounts & Passwords and tap Add Account. If you’re using iOS 10.3.3 or earlier, go to Settings > Mail > Accounts and tap Add Account.
  • Tap Other, then tap Add Mail Account.
  • Enter your name, email address, password, and a description for your account.
  • Tap Next. Mail will try to find the email settings and finish your account setup. If Mail finds your email settings, tap Done to complete your account setup.

If Mail can’t find your email settings, then you need to enter them manually. Tap Next, then follow these steps:

  • Choose IMAP or POP for your new account. If you aren’t sure which one to choose, contact your email provider. POP is the recommended protocol.
  • Enter the information for Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server. Then tap Next. If you don’t have this information, try and contact your email provider. For TJ Design hosting accounts, this is usually lightning.xssl.net.
  • If your email settings are correct, tap Save to finish. If the email settings are incorrect, you’ll be asked to edit them. It is usually worth enabling authentication  for IMAP, POP3, and SMTP and setting your ports to the following…
    • IMAP Port: 993
    • POP3 Port: 995
    • SMTP Port: 465

If you still having issues with your email account and you are using TJ Design hosting, please contact me for assistance.

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01536 391 745 hello@tjdesign.uk

Watch out for these type of domain expiry emails

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Have you received an email or letter regarding an expiring domain name?

Read on to find out how you can find if this is from a genuine source.

The communication i’m referring to mentions a domain name currently owned by yourself which may or may not, be due to expire. They normally look like this and can be quite difficult to distinguish from the real thing.

The aim is to scare you in to thinking your domain is expiring very soon and prompt you to renew with an existing service when in fact, you are signing up to a new domain registrar at a higher cost! The emails are cleverly worded to look like they have come from your current provider.

Here are some tips to help determine if what you have received is legitimate or not…

  • Always remember the name of your domain registar (Fasthosts, 123 Reg etc) – if this is not mentioned on the letter or email, you can be highly certain, it has been sent from a different source.
  • Check out the ‘from’ email address to find out if you recognise the address. Warning signs include free email addresses such as hotmail or yahoo accounts.
  • Look out for sentences such as ‘Failure to complete your seo domain name registration  may make it difficult for customers to find you on the web.’ They are worded as such to prompt action.
  • Keep an eye on the price, if it seems unusually high or much higher than last year then be suspicious. The price does vary but normally you would pay around £15 & VAT for a .co.uk and £25 for a .com domain name.

These types of communication prey on the misinformed so you will be unlikely to fall for this scam if you keep the information you have on your third party domain and hosting providers.

Finally, I just want to mention that if you do receive one of these types of communication from an organisation you are unfamiliar with, do not reply to them. Instead you should look at the guidance provided on website of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website, contact your internet service provider or please contact me if you would like me to check something you have received.

Got a project in mind?

01536 391 745 hello@tjdesign.uk