Every tutor is expected to use a @carpentertutoring.com email address to facilitate client communication. This guide will walk you through setting up your email from scratch and configuring your mail client to use it.

You have two options for using your new email address. The first is standalone which allows you to use the mail client of your choice to send and receive mail. Some popular desktop clients are Apple's Mail app, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Microsoft Outlook. Popular mobile mail clients include the iOS Mail app and K-9 Mail for Android. Your mailbox will remain on the Carpenter Tutoring mail server and in no way interact with any personal or private mail accounts you have on other systems.

Your second choice is forwarding, where all of your Carpenter Tutoring mail will forward to a personal email address of your choice. Your personal email provider will need to be configured to send mail as your Carpenter Tutoring address for any client communication. The amount of setup is the same, but this method allows you to use a client such as GMail for managing mail.

Remember you can change your decision anytime. See "Getting help" below.

Create a mail account

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Configuring your mail client

You may choose to use a third-party mail app to check your mail, forward your mail to a GMail address, or use another third-party webmail client. Follow the instructions below for the option you chose when you created your password. The connection settings remain the same either way.

Connection details

SMTP server: mail.53hor.net
Connection security: STARTTLS
Authentication method: normal password
SMTP port: 587
SMTP password: (use the password you just submitted)
SMTP username: (full carpenter tutoring email address)


IMAP server: mail.53hor.net
Connection security: STARTTLS
Authentication method: normal password
IMAP port: 143
IMAP password: (use the password you just submitted)
IMAP username: (full carpenter tutoring email address)

Gmail forwarding

Once your @carpentertutoring.com email address is created, you will begin receiving forwarded email in your Gmail inbox. Sending mail from your @carpentertutoring.com address via Gmail requires a small amount of setup.

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. In the top right, click settings (⚙️) and then See all settings.
  3. Click the Accounts and import or Accounts tab.
  4. In the "Send mail as" section, click Add another email address.
  5. Enter your name and the address you want to send from. This will be your @carpentertutoring.com address. Leave the "Treat as an alias" box checked.
  6. Click Next Step.
  7. For the "SMTP server" enter mail.53hor.net. Select 587 for the port.
  8. For the username and password you will enter your new Carpenter Tutoring address (with "@carpentertutoring.com" suffix) and the password you submitted in the previous step.
  9. Check "Secured connection using TLS (recommended)" and click Add Account.
  10. Gmail will prompt you to verify your new address. You should receive a confirmation code in your inbox, forwarded from your @carpentertutoring.com address. Use it to complete the alias setup.
  11. Return to the "Send mail as" section on the settings page and look for "When replying to a message." Check "Reply from the same address the message was sent to." This will ensure you respond to tutoring inquiries with your Carpenter Tutoring address and personal mail with your Gmail address.

Native mail clients

Other webmail clients

Setup instructions for other popular webmail clients are largely the same. The configuration options for IMAP and SMTP should be identical. Below is a list of setup instructions for common providers.

Getting help

If you encounter difficulty or have questions throughout any part of this process, please reach out to webmaster@carpentertutoring.com and we'll get in touch to help.