Webmail - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Webmail
This document attempts to answer some basic questions about email and webmail
- Why can't I find the webmail application I want?
- Why can't I log out?
- Why can I send but not receive mail?
- Can I filter incoming messages?
- How can I filter spam?
- Why does a particular webmail application load automatically?
- How can I direct incoming mail to another email account?
- How do I log into webmail?
- Can an individual user access webmail without the cPanel control panel?
- After I read mail in my mail client, it remains marked as unread in cPanel's webmail.
Why can't I find the webmail application I want?
The webmail client you are looking for may have been disabled.
Why can't I log out?
To completely log out of your webmail account, you may need to quit your browser session completely. When quitting your browser session, you need to make sure to close all windows and tabs, and ensure that you have terminated the browser application.
Why can I send but not receive mail?
It is possible that your domain name may have expired or your public DNS is incorrect, please contact technical support if you require further assistance.
Can I filter incoming messages?
Yes. Please view the Mail Filtering documentation.
How can I filter spam?
cPanel comes equipped with 2 applications that will help prevent spam:
- BoxTrapper — BoxTrapper works through "challenge-response" verification. When an email is sent to an account that has enabled BoxTrapper, a verification email is automatically sent in response. At this point, the sender will need to respond to the verification email so that his or her address is whitelisted and able to send mail to your email account.
- Sandbox.SpamAssassin — Sandbox.SpamAssassin is an email utility that attempts to filter spam by examining incoming email and testing for spam characteristics. The testing results in an overall score. If an incoming message reaches or exceeds a predefined score, the message is discarded.
Your hosting provider may have disabled 1 or both of these email utilities. If you do not see BoxTrapper or Sandbox.SpamAssassin in your cPanel interface, contact your provider for information about filtering spam email.
Why does a particular webmail application load automatically?
This is because you clicked the Enable AutoLoad link on the Secure Webmail Login screen. To disable auto-loading:
- Click the Webmail icon on your cPanel home page.
- Click the Go to Secure Webmail Login link on the resulting page.
- Click the Stop button before the timer counts down to
0
in the pop-up window.- Click the red Disable AutoLoad link to prevent the webmail client from automatically loading whenever you access the Secure Webmail Login screen.
How can I direct incoming mail to another email account?
Mail forwarders allow you to forward mail from one email address to another. To learn more about setting up mail forwarders, visit our Mail Forwarders documentation.
How do I log into webmail?
- Access your domain at port
2096
. To do so, you will need to affix your domain with a colon (:) and2096
. For example,http://www.example.com:2096
.- Enter the email address you wish to access in the Email field. (e.g.
user@example.com
)- Enter the corresponding password in the Password field.
- Click the Login button.
Can an individual user access webmail without the cPanel control panel?
Yes, simply go to
https://example.com/webmail
orhttps://example.com:2096
(replacingexample.com
with your domain name) to log in directly with the email account and password.
After I read mail in my mail client, it remains marked as unread in cPanel's webmail.
This is most likely because your hosting provider has opted to use the POP3 protocol to retrieve email. This protocol does not inform the mail server when you read messages. For more information about the email protocol your server uses to retrieve mail, you should contact your web hosting provider.