IMAP account settings

In order to set up your email account using the IMAP protocol, you'll need the following settings:

  • incoming mail server: yourdomain.tld (for example: jlhosting.net)
  • incoming mail server port: 143 (no encryption) or 993 (with SSL/TLS encryption)
  • outgoing mail server: yourdomain.tld (for example: jlhosting.net)
  • outgoing mail server port: 25 (no encryption or STARTTLS encryption) or 587 (with STARTTLS encryption) or 465 (with SSL/TLS encryption)
  • you need to enable the option "my outgoing mail server requires authentication" (or similar in your email client) and make sure you use the same credentials as for your incoming mail server
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