How To Setup .TEL Email

How do I set up email@yourname.tel?

To have a .tel email address, you need to have mail servers setup to host your mailbox, and MX records pointing to those servers from your .tel domain. You can add MX records from the Settings link in the .tel control panel, or programmatically using the SOAP/AJAX APIs. Below are simple instructions on setting up a free .tel mailbox using Google Mail or Windows Live Mail.

Google Mail

1. Sign up for a Google Apps account and add your .tel domain name:

1. Select the option Administrator: I own or control this domain from the sign up page and enter your .tel domain name.

2. Enter all your personal information.

3. Enter the email address you want setup at your .tel domain and finish the sign up process.

2. Get Google mail server names to setup MX records in your .tel domain.

1. Skip forced verification of ownership using CNAME records by selecting I will validate later.

2. Go to your Admin Panel
Verifying Domain Ownership > Configuring MX Records.

3. Setup .tel to point to Google mail servers, such as
ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. 10
ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM. 20

* Using the control panel, go to Settings > Setup .tel email and enter the priorities and the MX server names, OR

* Using the .tel SOAP API, create the relevant MX records by calling storeRecord().

4. Wait for Google to validate ownership of your domain. This can take up to 48 hours.



Windows Live

Stage 1: Add your .tel to Windows Live

1. Sign up for a Windows Live Admin Center account or sign in if you are returning user.

2. Enter the .tel domain that you wish to add and opt to Set up Windows Live Hotmail for my domain.

* If you are new to Windows Live, on the next screen select Create a new Windows Live ID in your domain, ex: person@smallco.tel and fill in the sign-up form as required.

* If you are a returning user, continue by signing in with an existing Windows Live ID.

3. Accept the Conditions. You will be directed to the Domain Settings page.

Stage 2: Setup .tel to point to Windows Live server

1. On the Domain Settings page, get the details of the MX record that you need to set up. This is tied specifically to your domain name rather than being a generic address.

2. Copy the MX server name and enter it into your .tel.

* Using the control panel, go to Settings > Setup .tel email and enter the priorities and the MX server names, OR

* Using the .tel SOAP API, create the relevant MX records by calling storeRecord().

3. Return to the Windows Live process and hit Refresh to validate the changes.

4. After the validation passes, you will be offered to setup member accounts.

Stage 3: Create member account(s)

1. In the Member Accounts area, click Add+ to create a new member.

2. Fill in the form with the requested data (may not work on browsers other than Internet Explorer).

Stage 4: Activate your mail account

1. Sign up for the Windows Live Mail system by filling in the new user form.

2. After completing the form, you will be asked to sign in again entering the captcha when prompted.

Your .tel mailbox is now setup.

(Source: http://www.telregistration.com/tel-email.html )
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