Setup of iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC on smartphone or Outlook

If you’ve made the decision to pay The Messaging Company (TMC) and keep your iiNet/Westnet email active, you should be aware of some changes that you may need to make for the emails to remain active on iPhone/iPad/Android SmartPhones and Outlook for Windows or Outlook for Mac

Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to iPhone or iPad
Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to Android Device
Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to Outlook for Windows or Mac
Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to Apple Mail

Accessing emails via Webmail remains unchanged and is jut a matter of logging into your webmail account as you have always done. The following shows how to access those mails using a smartphone, iPad or the 365 Outlook for Windows Program.

Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to iPhone or iPad

Step 1. Delete existing accounts

on iPhone or iPad, Goto Settings > Mail > Accounts …. delete any existing iiNet/Westnet accounts by clicking on the account, scroll to the bottom of page and hit “Delete Account”

Step 2. Add Back Account

Goto Settings > Mail > Accounts ….”Add Account” > “Add Mail Account”

select “Other”

Enter your full iiNet/Westnet email address and password and click “Next”

If you are lucky the account will “Verify” correctly, else add the following details for the Incoming and Outgoing mail servers

Incoming Mail Server settings

Enter – Host Name: imap.themessagingco.com.au and full username and password

Outgoing Mail Server settings

Enter – Host Name: smtp.themessagingco.com.au and full username and password

Then click “next” in top right of phone screen, and wait for the settings to “Verify”

Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to Android Device

Use the following settings

Incoming Mail Server

Username:	Your email address
Server:	imap.themessagingco.com.au
Server Port:	993
Security Type:	SSL/TLS

Outgoing Mail Server

Username:	Your email address
Server:	smtp.themessagingco.com.au
Server Port:	465	OR	587
Security Type:	SSL/TLS	OR	STARTTLS

Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to Outlook for Windows or Mac

Open the Microsoft Outlook application on your computer
Select File
Select Add Account
Enter your email address in the email address field then select Connect
Enter your password, then select Connect
Select Done. Congratulations, your account is now setup!

Adding iiNet/Westnet emails from TMC to Apple Mail

Older Apple Mac OS (High Sierra) will not allow you to connect TMC mail accounts. However there is no problem on newer M1, M2, M3, M4 processors running the latest Mac OS.

Open up the Mail application on your computer
Select Mail at the top of your screen
Select Add Account
Select Other Mail Account then select Continue
Enter your name in the Name field
Tip!
Your name is the the name your recipients will see when they receive an email from you.
Enter your email address in the Email Address field
Enter your password in the Password field
Select Sign In