Getting started with Webmail/POP3
service
Introduction
An maiME@hk.com account with Webmail and POP3 access is a full featured
service. It allows you to sent and receive anytime anywhere where you
have internet access.
To
get a full list of all the advantrages of the WEBmail/POP3 service
please visit our features page.
To
get you started we recommend you read the following How to Guides.
Logging in to Your Webmail
To
login to the Webmail Service, click
this link
to take you to the login page. Alternatively, type in http://mailME.hk.com
In
the loging page as shown in the above screenshot, type in your Login
Name and password.
(Remember to change your password to
something memorable soon
after receiving the Account Activation details.)
After
entering your login name and password, you can either
- click "enter" immediately
and you will be brought to the your Mailboxes using the default skin
(Simple is the default skin at the moment) , or
- choose the Webmail Skin (click here for User Guides to different
Webmail Skins) you
prefer in the pull down menu and click "select skin". Wait for the
message "done.please click enter" and then click "enter" to proceed.
**The
minimum Internet browser requirement of the Webmail is Netscape 7.0+,
Internet
Explorer 6.0+, Mozilla 1.4+.
Our recommendation is to use
the Mozilla Firefox browser suitable for both Webmail skins provided
mailME@hk.com
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Changing the Password of
Your Account
To change the password,
- click "Account Service
Login" on www.mailme.hk.com
- and then Login to your own Account with the Login
Name (same as your chosen email address, i.e. if your email address is
mailME@hk.com, then your Login Name here is mailME) and Password sent
to your contact email address by the Account Activation Department of
mailME@hk.com
- Next, under "Password", type in your old password,
new password and confirm new password and click the button "Change" to
update the password.
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Understanding
and Using the Webmail Skins on mailME@hk.com
mailME@hk.com provides our users with 2 Webmail Skins at the moment
with different looks and feel
(more are being developed right now!)
But, Which Webmail Skin should
you select?
- Lookout
Skin
This Webmail Skin has all the features
of the mailME@hk.com service enabled. This skin is recommended
for power users only. It is also best that you use broadband internet
connection and
have IE 6.0 properly configured or you use Mozilla Firefox.
- Simple Skin
this Webmail Skin is suitable for most internet browsers, recommended
for users having trouble using Lookout due to the
browser/proxy/computer settings.
And, How do you change
the Webmail Skin?
You can change your Webmail Skin:
After
entering your Login name and password, choose the Webmail Skin you
prefer in the pull down menu and click "select skin". Wait for the
message "done.please click enter" and then click "enter" to proceed.
- or in the Settings after logging in to your Webmail
Under the section "General", you can select your prefered Webmail Skin
in the Layout pulldown menu and simply click "Save Values" (for Lookout
Skin) / "Update" (for Simple Skin).
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Online Tutorials: POP3
Set-Up
For instructions of setting up POP3 to connect to
the mailME@hk.com server, click on the name of the email clients you
are going to use:
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Setting for Composing
Emails in Chinese
We are currently working on the Chinese Webmail Interface. In the
meantime, you can also receive, read and compose emails in Chinese.
If you wish to compose emails in Chinese, you have to change the Preferred Character Set
(to either big 5 or simplified) under "General" in your
Webmail Settings and click "Save values" (for Lookout Skin) / "Update"
(for Simple Skin).
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