Managing email accounts in CPanel
- Login to CPanel
- Click “Email Accounts” in Mail section as shown in Image – 1
Create email account in CPanel
- Email : Enter your email address excluding the domain part
- @ : If multiple domains are hosted under the same hosting account then you will need to select domain from drop down menu under which you want to create an email account.
- Password : Enter password or use Password Generator
- Password (again) : Enter password again.
- Strength (why?): The password strength must be atleast 50.
- Mailbox Quota : Specify quota in MB for mailbox or optionally you can select Unlimited. Please remember that if you specify mailbox quota more than your hosting account quota, the hosting account quota will supersede this setting
- Create Account : Click to create email account
Change Password of an Email account
- Click “Change Password” link against an email account whose password needs to be change (Image – 3). If there are hundreds of email accounts then use “Search Email” feature.
- Password : Enter password or use Password Generator (Image – 4)
- Password (again) : Enter password again (Image – 4)
- Change Password : Click “Change Password” button, to change password otherwise click “Cancel” button to discard the changes (Image – 4).
Change mailbox quota in CPanel
- Click “Change Quota” link against an email account whose quota needs to be changed (Image – 5). If there are hundreds of email accounts then use “Search Email” feature.
- Mailbox Quota : Enter desired mailbox quota in MB or alternately select unlimited. Please remember that if you specify mailbox quota more than your hosting account quota, the hosting account quota will supersede this setting
- Change Quota : Click “Change Quota” button to save changes otherwise click “Cancel” link to discard changes.
Delete an email account in CPanel
- Click “Delete” link against an email account which needs to be deleted (Image – 6). If there are hundreds of email accounts then use “Search Email” feature.
- Delete : Click “Delete” button to confirm an email account deletion otherwise click “Cancel” link