How to check whether the cPanel ports are open?

You may experience issues with the non-standard http ports Cpanel works with. Usually Cpanel can be opened from:

• http://yourdomainname.com/cpanel
• http://yourdomainname.com:2082
• http://cpanel.servername.com

Sometimes local firewalls allow only access to sites on port 80. In such cases, use the last URL. Note that the address "3" is a web based proxy which provides you with the option to access your cPanel via the default http port 80. We have set this extra service for our Customers which Internet Service Providers blocked ports 2082 and 2083.

You may check if the ports are blocked executing the following commands:

How to configure email account in outlook 2007?

1. Open Outlook 2007
2. Click the Tools menu, and select Account Settings
   
   
3. Click on the Email tab and click on the New... button.
   
   

How to use Google's free SMTP Server?

Google's GMail offers a free SMTP server which can be used by anyone who has a GMail account.
If you don't have a GMail account, you can create one at the GMail account creation page. Then all you need to do is configure your mail client to use GMail for outgoing mail server. The details you should use are:

• Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.gmail.com
• Use Authentication: Yes
• Use Secure Connection: Yes (this can be TLS or SSL depending on your mail client)
• Username: your GMail account
• Password: your GMail password
• Port: 465 or 587

How to create custom mail filters in cPanel?

E-mail filtering allows you to select messages that contain certain string of text or other symbols, and either discard them, or send them to another e-mail box of your choice. Step 1:To access the user level filtering menu, click on the User Level Filtering icon on the main screen of your cPanel interface.

Step 2:Click on [Manage Filters] next to the account for which you wish to add filters