Email Protocols – POP3, IMAP and SMTP and mail settings

• POP3: Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3)
• IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
• SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

Incoming mail server (POP3 or IMAP):

mail.domain.com

Server hostname can also be used as mail server. For example, server.bdhostit.com

IMAP Settings:

• IMAP port: 143 (IMAP non-encrypted port)
• IMAP port: 993 (IMAP encrypted port support SSL)

Server requires encrypted connection (SSL). (Apple Mail users should tick “Use SSL”)

POP3 Settings:

• POP3 port: 110 (POP3 non-encrypted port)
• POP3 port: 995 (POP3 encrypted port support SSL)

Server requires encrypted connection (SSL). (Apple Mail users should tick “Use SSL”)

Username: EMAIL ADDRESS
Password: EMAIL PASSWORD

Outgoing mail server (SMTP):

mail.domain.com

Server hostname can also be used as mail server. For example, server.bdhostit.com

SMTP Settings

• SMTP Port = 25 (SMTP non-encrypted port)
• SMTP Port = 465 (SMTP encrypted port support SSL)
• SMTP Port = 587 (SMTP encrypted port support SSL)

Username: EMAIL ADDRESS
Password: EMAIL PASSWORD