# Setting Up a Mailbox

It is likely that your provider has already set up a mailbox on your account. If you are going to use your mail account as a mail forwarder or mailing list, you are recommended to switch off the mailbox service: a mailbox keeps all incoming messages and messages are not removed automatically after being forwarded. Therefore, if you choose to have the "mailbox + mail forwarder" configuration on your account, be sure to clean up the mailbox from time to time.

To set up a mailbox:

1. On your Home page, click Mailbox in the Tools group.
2. Select the Mailbox check box.
3. Click OK.

Now your mailbox is created.

To receive and send e-mail through your mailbox, set up an e-mail program of your choice on your computer (see Setting Up Your E-mail Program for Retrieving Mail from Your Mailbox), or use a browser based Web mail interface (see Accessing Your Mail from a Web Browser). Credentials for accessing your mailbox are your e-mail address and password that you use for logging in to your control panel.

To change your password, see the section Changing Your Password.

To set up and configure your spam filter, see the section Protecting Your Mailbox from Spam.

To set up and configure anti-virus protection, see the section Protecting Your Mailbox from Viruses.

To set up an e-mail forwarder that will forward mail to another e-mail address, proceed to the section Setting Up an E-mail Forwarder.

To set up an e-mail forwarder to multiple recipients or to use your mail account as a mailing list, see the section Setting Up a Mailing List.

To set up an automatic response, such as "on vacation" or "out of office" notice, see the section Setting Up an Automatic Reply.