How to Access Your Webmail through cPanel

Webmail applications enable you to check your e-mail accounts by using your web browser. You can compose and read e-mail messages, maintain an address book, and perform other common tasks.

When and why would you want to use Webmail to access your email accounts?

Common email services like Yahoo Mail and Gmail are accessed through webmail. Every major hosting company provides web-based access to their email accounts, webmail. It is a convenient way to access your email account from any computer anywhere in the world so long it is connected to the internet.

Common reasons to why webmail is useful:

1. All it takes is for your primary computer to face a problem that hinders you from using your email application effectively.
2. When you are on holiday and traveling without a computer or laptop with you.

What are the two common webmail applications cPanel uses?

Usually there are two webmail applications that you can used to help you access your webmail using your web browser:

1. Horde 
2. Roundcube

Steps to How You Can Access Your Webmail through cPanel

To access your e-mail account using webmail from within cPanel, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel. 
2. In the EMAIL section of the cPanel home screen, click Email Accounts. 
3. Under Email Accounts, locate the e-mail account that you want to access and click the CHECK EMAIL button. 
4. If this is the first time you are accessing webmail for the account, select the webmail application that you want to use. 
5. Now you can access your email through the Webmail interface through cPanel.

How to access webmail without cPanel?

If you can't remember your cPanel login alternatively you can access your webmail through:

• [ example.com:2096 ]

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