Email setup
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| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | pop.gmail.com | 995 | SSL/TLS |
| IMAP | imap.gmail.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp.gmail.com | 465 or 587 | 465 SSL/TLS, 587 STARTTLS |
Username: your full Gmail address.
Password: Google no longer lets apps sign in with your normal Google password, and the old “Allow access to less secure apps” setting has been switched off. Choose “Sign in with Google” in your email app. If the app does not offer it, turn on 2-Step Verification and create a 16-digit app password (Google does not recommend this).
Help: Google: set up Gmail in an email client · Gmail SMTP settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | pop.thexyz.com | 995 | SSL |
| IMAP | imap.thexyz.com | 993 | SSL |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp.thexyz.com | 465 | SSL |
Username: your full email address. Password: your mailbox password, or an Application Password. The outgoing server needs authentication. If port 465 is blocked on your network, Thexyz suggests trying 587.
Help: Thexyz: email server settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | secure.emailsrvr.com | 995 | SSL |
| IMAP | secure.emailsrvr.com | 993 | SSL |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | secure.emailsrvr.com | 465 | SSL |
Username: your full email address. The outgoing server needs authentication. Thexyz has retired the older non-SSL ports, so use the SSL settings above.
Thexyz is moving Classic mailboxes to its newer platform. See migrating from Thexyz Classic Email.
Help: Thexyz: email server settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
Thexyz has two email platforms. Open your Thexyz webmail and look at the address in your browser. If it starts with mail.thexyz.com you have Thexyz Email. If it starts with webmail.thexyz.com you have Thexyz Classic Email. Go back and choose the one that matches to see your settings.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | pop.mail.yahoo.com | 995 | SSL |
| IMAP | imap.mail.yahoo.com | 993 | SSL |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp.mail.yahoo.com | 465 or 587 | SSL |
Username: your full Yahoo address. The outgoing server needs authentication.
Password: use an app password generated in your Yahoo account security settings, not your normal Yahoo password.
Help: Yahoo: IMAP settings · Yahoo: POP settings · Yahoo SMTP settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | pop.fastmail.com | 995 | SSL/TLS |
| IMAP | imap.fastmail.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp.fastmail.com | 465 or 587 | 465 SSL/TLS, 587 STARTTLS |
Username: your full Fastmail address. Password: an app password created in Fastmail, not your normal password.
The old mail.messagingengine.com server names no longer work. Some Fastmail plans do not include access from other email apps.
Help: Fastmail: server names and ports
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | outlook.office365.com | 995 | SSL/TLS |
| IMAP | outlook.office365.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp-mail.outlook.com | 587 | STARTTLS |
Username: your full address (Hotmail, Outlook, Live or MSN). Sign-in: Microsoft now requires modern authentication (OAuth 2.0, “Sign in with Microsoft”). Password-only (basic) sign-in stopped working for these accounts on September 16, 2024, so use an app that supports modern sign-in, such as the Outlook app.
POP and IMAP are off by default. Turn them on in Outlook.com under Settings, Mail, Forwarding and IMAP.
The older pop-mail.outlook.com and imap-mail.outlook.com server names are no longer used.
Help: Microsoft: POP, IMAP and SMTP settings for Outlook.com · Microsoft: modern authentication
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | Not supported | NA | |
| IMAP | imap.mail.me.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp.mail.me.com | 587 | STARTTLS |
Username: the part of your address before @icloud.com for incoming mail, and your full iCloud address for outgoing mail. The outgoing server needs authentication.
Password: an app-specific password from your Apple Account, not your normal Apple Account password.
iPhone, iPad and Mac set up iCloud Mail automatically, so you only need these on other devices.
Help: Apple: iCloud Mail server settings · iCloud SMTP settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | pop.hushmail.com | 995 | SSL |
| IMAP | imap.hushmail.com | 993 | SSL |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp.hushmail.com | 465 (or 587) | SSL |
Username: your full Hushmail address. If you use two-step verification, you need a separate IMAP/POP security code from your Hushmail settings instead of your normal password.
Help: Hushmail: server hostnames and ports · Hushmail SMTP settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | pop.gmx.com | 995 | SSL |
| IMAP | imap.gmx.com | 993 | SSL |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | mail.gmx.com | 587 or 465 | 587 STARTTLS, 465 SSL/TLS |
Username: your full GMX address. POP3 and IMAP are switched off by default, so turn them on in your GMX email settings first. Your email app must support TLS 1.2 or 1.3.
Help: GMX: IMAP server settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | pop.lycos.com | 995 | SSL/TLS |
| IMAP | imap.lycos.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | smtp.lycos.com | 465 | SSL/TLS |
Username: your full Lycos address. Password: your Lycos account password. Lycos only allows POP and IMAP access with a paid Lycos Mail Plus membership.
The old settings (pop.mail.lycos.com port 110 and smtp.mail.lycos.com port 25 with no SSL) are no longer correct.
Help: Lycos: POP and IMAP settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
| Type | Server address | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail | |||
| POP | Look up your server below | 995 | SSL/TLS |
| IMAP | Look up your server below | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing mail | |||
| SMTP | Look up your server below | 587 | SSL/TLS |
Username: your full email address. Password: the password for that mailbox. The outgoing server needs authentication, and your email app must support TLS 1.2.
Network Solutions gives each domain its own server names. Enter your domain in the Network Solutions email settings tool to see yours.
Help: Network Solutions: update email client settings
Checked against the provider help pages in October 2026.
Sorry, but Tuta (formerly Tutanota) can not be configured with IMAP or POP3 because it would not support the privacy features it offers. Use the Tuta web app or its free desktop and mobile apps instead.
If you are looking to protect privacy with an email account that does not contain advertisements, we have a list of a few recommendations here.
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