There is a way to configure a users mail client to receive their cpanel email efficiently and easily. Autodiscover is a convenient function supported by a wide range of email clients including outlook, mac mail, thunderbird, and many more. This works with mail clients like outlook express and thunderbird. Mail client automatic configuration scripts like cpanel. How to enable autoconfig and autodiscover for cpanel. Autodiscover and autoconfig has been disabled on the web host which uses cpanel. Autoconfig and autodiscover are web services that are used by a growing number of applications and which help in. For shared hosting customers with domains in the same account as their hosting, we configure these for you automatically for everyone else, you will need to configure. Clicking on the submit button will generate a file and will provide you with a download link. These services work with microsoft outlook, outlook express, thunderbird, and most other popular mail clients.
We had setup several account with outlook a few weeks ago with out any issues but now the autodiscover process finds the old hosted imap server info. Autodiscover setting breaking outlook autodisover for. To establish the connection between the domain name and your cpanel account, you need to change the domain names dns what is dns. Is there anyway of disabling or removing autodiscover from cpanel. The autoconfigure autoconfig and autodiscover services work. Autoconfigure and autodiscover option in cpanel allows you to easily configure a users mail client to receive their cpanel email. The previouslyconfigured autodiscover service subdomain.
Solved office 365 and outlook autodiscover spiceworks. We recently setup office 365 and for some reason outlook autodiscover is no longer working. Autoconfig autoconfigure and autodiscover services quickly and easily configure a users mail client to receive their cpanel email. Office365 outlook account redirected to cpanlmaildiscovery. Autoconfigure and autodiscover option in cpanel allows you to easily.
In that case, ones server must run exchange rather than imap to allow that. Submit button will generate a file and will provide you with a download link. These records enable the microsoft outlook and mozilla thunderbird email clients to automatically discover and configure access to your email accounts. Solved cpanel email autoconfig not working litespeed. Cant reconfigure outlook 2016 to an office 365 account. I added an account to my desktop outlook and was receiving my email as desired. Our documentation on them may also be helpful for you. Autodiscovery for mozilla thunderbird via imap pop3. If it is functioning correctly, when you add an existing email account to your email client using the full email address as the username and the correct password, then your mail client will automatically detect the correct server settings for the email address. Autoconfig also known as autoconfigure and autodiscover are services that will quickly and easily configure a users mail client to receive their cpanel email. For more information about these gpg keys, read our download security documentation. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Autodiscover is the feature that outlook uses to obtain configuration information for servers to which it connects. The autodiscover feature doesnt work with email addresses that you add in the following.
You do not need to add all of these records to your zone file, but doing so will make certain functions work, such as autodiscovery through outlook. How to enable email autodiscover autoconfig in cpanel server may 31, 2017 may 31, 2017 by pankaj k most of the time configuring your email account in email client like outlook thunderbird becomes a very hectic task with the manual settings on the server. Service subdomains explanation cpanel knowledge base. By default, cpanel automatically creates autodiscovery and autoconfiguration dns records for your domain. There seems to be the dns and mx records not configured correctly. To enable autoconfig and autodiscover, perform the following steps. Hi, is there any documentation available for the autodiscover function. How to enable autoconfig and autodiscover for cpanel inmotion.
All you need to do is enter your email and password into thunderbird or outlook and they will automatically find the necessary server settings. Autodiscovery and autoconfiguration of dns records a2 hosting. Outlook autodiscover attempts to connect to current gmail. Whether the script should run as if you enabled autodiscover support even if you disabled it. We have an issue with outlook 2016 trying to auto discover to office 365 not godaddy version, the dns is all correct and with godaddymicrosoft but the auto discover is trying to connect to cpanel version which is not right. Install wordpress on your linuxhosted domain using cpanel. Autoconfig and autodiscover cpanel knowledge base cpanel documentation submit a support ticket. I changed my imh dns settings mx, cname,srv settings so my email would be redirected to my office365 account in december 2015 all worked well. The agileautodiscover office 365 auto xml tool will provide the end user with the ability to change the autodiscover records with relative ease. Autodiscover is a convenient function supported by a wide range of email. The rest of the settings your mail client will gather from the autoconfig autodiscover file kept on the server. For k9 mail and mac mailmail app, the tool will ask you to choose a domain and email account. Autoconfig and autodiscover cpanel knowledge base cpanel documentation submit a.
With these features enabled in your cpanel accounts, email setup for you and your other cpanel users if you have them can be completed in a snap. Please ensure that the email address matches the one created in cpanel exactly. For this, user has to enter a cpanel email address and password in the mail client. Im actually confused, autodiscover doesnt work with thundebird, it should be autoconfig, but im not sure the one i have works with phones, zeiter told me he found one that was working also with phones, would be nice to have it too. I am using gocentral for hosting my website and cpanel. Autoconfig and autodiscover in cpanel interserver tips. Axigen is a fast, reliable and secure linux, windows, and solaris mail server software, offering integrated smtp, pop3, imap, and webmail servers, enabling the system administrator to have full control of traffic through the email server. This is the charter, which distinguishes the outlook test email autoconfiguration from the rest of the autodiscover troubleshooting tools. I have a domain on my cpanel server with the correct autodiscover record however when setting up the email account in. In outlook 2016 with exchange servers, autodiscover is considered the single point of truth for configuration information and must be configured and working correctly for outlook to be fully functional. Configuring dns for your cpanel domain linux hosting. How to enable email autodiscover autoconfig in cpanel. One of the reasons to use outlook over other clients is that you cant download work emails to your phone.
Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. The autoconfigure autoconfig and autodiscover services quickly and easily configure a users mail client to receive their cpanel email. Hi, i have a new godaddy account with domain and cpanel hosting. In many cases, people should be able to download and install thunderbird, enter their. As far as i know, the only tool that enables us to inspect the autodiscover process in an active directory environment is the outlook test email autoconfiguration. For more information about autodiscover and service subdomains, read the additional records section below. Thunderbird and outlook autodiscover and autoconfig support enables proxy subdomain and srv record creation. So why does admin need permission to remotely wipe the phone if the emails arent stored locally and they admin could just as easily lock the account. Mail client auto configuration siteground knowledge base. There are several methods as an email client can attempt to automatically configure. Learn about autodiscovery and autoconfiguration dns records and find helpful links to the dns zone editor in cpanel and related articles in the knowledge base. However, there is no such kind of outlook autodiscover srv record for office 365. How to suppress the autodiscover redirect warning in outlook. The mail autoconfig tool is located in the mail section of your cpanel and will allow.
These services work with outlook, outlook express, thunderbird, and most popular mail clients. Anyway, if you want the autoconfig one please pm me with your email address and ill send it to you. Thunderbird and outlook autodiscover and autoconfig support enables service subdomain and srv record creation. It doesnt work with autodiscover, nor does it work if i do it manually. To recreate the records, add a records for the autoconfig and autodiscover subdomains. With these features enabled in your cpanel accounts, email setup for you and your other cpanel users if you have them. The autodiscover and autoconfig service subdomains grant programs access to domain configuration settings.
I have the autodiscover for thunderbird setting enabled on my cpanel servers, and it seems to be playing havoc for domains that use remote exchange servers. Domains section of whms tweak settings hosting namecheap. Autodiscover and autoconfig records for email cpanel forums. Agileautodiscover office 365 autodiscover xml tool agile it. Thereafter, the services will configure with the mail client. The helpdesk tells me they do not support setting this up seems silly not t. Automatic email configuration for outlook, thunderbird, ios. Nasty outlook autodiscover pop up problem microsoft. Apple email clients does not allow the autoconfig or autodiscover for imap servers.