pop3 email

[victormandy]

sorry im new to this. i just created an account and want to use pop3 with my mac mail. but it can get pass the smtp server thingy. what is the smtp server for this?

 

[ryant]

It should have been given to you by your provider but is usually:
smtp.yourdomainname.com or mail.yourdomainname.com

 

[victormandy]

server port

what server port should i use? ssl?

 

[littleoak]

Victor,

Your incoming mail server will be mail.yourdomain.com
If you're using SSL, your incoming port should be 995

Outgoing should be mail.yourdomain.com
Server port 25

Be sure to use password authentication. You'll need to use your full username and password to authenticate outgoing mail.

Authentication: Password
User name: [email protected]
Password: yourpassword

 

[floyd]

Outgoing should be mail.yourdomain.com
Server port 25

Be sure to use password authentication.

Most isp's block port 25 except for their own mail servers for their customers. To get around this use port 587 and password authentication.

 

[nobaloney]

And to reiterate what ryant wrote, this information can change, so it's best you ask your hosting provider.

Jeff