Standard mailboxes

All email and web hosting packages include Standard POP3 mailboxes, enabling you to create personalised email addresses using your own domain name, and access your mail with popular software including Outlook Express and Thunderbird.

• 20 MB mailbox space.
• Includes professional web mail.
• Works with all standard email software.

Please note: Unlike Advanced and Exchange mailboxes, Standard mailboxes do not include virus and spam protection. The maximum capacity of Standard mailboxes is 20 MB, with a message count limit of 500

Advanced mailbox

Advanced mailboxes combine every feature you need for professional email:

• Roaming SMTP - use our Outgoing Mail Server with any broadband provider.
• Virus scanning & Spam filtering included.
• 1GB mailbox space - ideal for large attachments.
• Individual mailbox control panel - assign your chosen level of admin and configuration rights to mailbox users.
• Industry-standard POP3.

Roaming SMTP (Outgoing Mail Server)

Roaming SMTP enables you to send mail using email software on your computer, however you're accessing the internet. With many other providers, you need to use your ISP's outgoing mail server to send email, but with Fasthosts you're not tied to your own broadband connection. For example, if you use email software on a laptop, you'll be able to send emails using different broadband connections when you're on the move, without having to change your settings.

Virus scanning

Using respected, industry-leading virus scanning software, our mail servers prevent harmful email from reaching your computer. Accurate interception is ensured by regular, automatic updates of both the scanning engine and the virus definition file.

Viruses are intercepted in real-time, following heuristic scanning of all inbound and outbound email, to identify and remove suspect attachments and malformed messages. Even archived files are searched, ensuring your email is trustworthy.

Spam filtering

Multi-level, Bayesian spam filtering traps unwanted, unsolicited emails. Each email is checked against a set of criteria and depending on your chosen filter strength, is determined to be spam or legitimate email. You choose whether the filter adds "SPAM" to the front of suspect emails' subject lines, or deletes the email entirely.

Please note: Advanced mailboxes have a message count limit of 5000.

Microsoft Exchange Mailbox

Email hosting and collaboration designed for business.

• Microsoft Exchange email hosting
• Access your email, calendar and contacts from anywhere
• Direct Push mobile access for real-time updates
• Full backup of your data
• Reliable & feature-rich virus and spam protection

 

Professional web mail

Wherever you are, send and receive email direct from your web browser. All Standard, Advanced and Exchange mailboxes feature professional web mail.

Outlook Web Access for Exchange mailboxes.

• Easy to use, with built-in help.
• Allows you to send and receive attachments.
• Works with HTML and plain text email.
• Saves time with a powerful search function.
• Includes a useful address book, for easy access to contacts on the move.
• Lets you set multiple To, CC and BCC recipients.
• Allows you to set the Reply-to address of your emails.