Email Mailboxes

All FastVirtual hosting plans include email mailboxes, ranging from 2 for our Email Only Package up to an unlimited number for our Platinum and Platinum Plus hosting plans.

Mailboxes are POP3 compliant, fully compatible with all current email client software, and can also be accessed using FastVirtual's Webmail interface.

Interactive guides to assist you in configuring your email software are available from the "Email" area of your account control panel, including step-by-step instructions for Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, and other popular email applications.

With the exception of our Platinum and Platinum Plus hosting plans (which have unlimited mailboxes), all plans include a predetermined number of mailboxes. Extra mailboxes may be added at any time, subject to a $2.00 per month fee.

Email mailboxes are easily added and configured from the "Email" area of your account control panel.

Mailbox Limits

Maximum message size:	25 MB
Maximum daily messages received:	5,000
Mailbox size limit:	35 MB
Overflow mailbox size limit:	300 MB

Mailboxes are limited to 35 MB. If a mailbox exceeds this limit, incoming mail is diverted to an overflow mailbox. Once mail has been collected and the mailbox is back within limits, overflow mail is automatically delivered; usually within 30 minutes.

Note: Email clients (Outlook, Eudora, etc.) automatically download messages by default. An average email message (without attachments) is around 25 KB, so your mailbox should hold over a thousand messages. If you check your email regularly and do not frequently receive very large attachments, the overflow mailbox is not likely to be implemented.

Email Mailboxes Explained

Email mailboxes (email accounts) are the most common email service. Messages sent to an email address are stored in a password-protected mailbox until they are collected using an email program (i.e. Outlook, Eudora, etc.).

Customers usually add more than one mailbox to their domains. Perhaps you would create email mailboxes for your employees (or family members):

• peter.jones@yourdomain.com
• jennifer.smith@yourdomain.com
• etc.

- or perhaps you would create to create mailboxes for each of your departments:

• support@yourdomain.com
• sales@yourdomain.com
• etc.

Mailboxes are completely separate, with their own usernames, passwords and filter settings. Users cannot access each others' mailboxes.

For further help documentation, including step-by-step guides to assist you in configuring your email software, please visit the "Email" area of your account control panel.