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# 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.