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Creating a POP (Post Office Protocol) email account offers benefits like offline access, storage control, privacy, backup, reduced server load, and customization options.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a POP email account using the cPanel dashboard, that is accessible to users on one of Hosted.com®’s hosting plans. This tutorial assumes you have cPanel and are already logged in.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Create a POP Email Account in cPanel
This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel. Now, let’s create a new POP email account.
1. Click the “Email Accounts” icon under the Mail section.
2. Click “Create” and enter the new Email Address.
3. Set a new password or send a login link to an alternate email address for the new POP account.
4. To set a quota limit for the account, click on “Optional Settings”.
5. Click “Create Account”
6. The new email address has been successfully created. You can also create additional Email Accounts by simply following the steps above.
7. By clicking “Manage” you can access web mail, change the email password, change the quota, or even delete the account,
You’ve reached the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to create POP email accounts with cPanel.
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Benefits Of Creating A POP Email Account
Creating a POP email account can be useful for several reasons. These include:
Offline Access
POP enables you to save your emails from the server to your local device. This means that even when you don’t have an internet connection, you can still view your emails. Once downloaded, you may read, respond to, and handle your emails offline.
Storage Control
While using POP, you control where your emails are kept. You control your email storage, not your email service provider, as emails are downloaded to your local device. This is extremely useful when you have restricted storage space on your server.
Privacy
You have more control over the security and privacy of your email data if you download emails to your local device. You don’t have to rely solely on the security protocols of your email service provider.
Backup
If you save your emails locally, you can make a duplicate. The copies of your emails on your local device are a backup you can recover if something happens with your email service provider or one of its servers.
Diminished Server Demand
When emails are downloaded to your device, the email server experiences less strain; in other words, your email won’t suffer from a diminished server demand. This can assist you and your email provider if you have a lot of emails or the server has few resources.
Customization
With POP you have the option to change local management of your emails. Without depending on server-side settings, you can put emails into folders, apply filters, and create rules on your device.
