SMTP and POP3 Settings For Different Mail Services

To access emails in your desktop client you need to setup your e-mail account with programs that use Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) or Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP). POP3 and SMTP are Internet protocols that let you retrieve e-mail from an e-mail server to your computer. POP3 and SMTP e-mail programs provide basic e-mail functionality.With a properly configured e-mail client with SMTP and POP3 settings, you can now send and retrieve e-mails from one central location, known as a “mailbox”.

Settings for POP3 and SMTP

Gmail

Incoming Mail (POP3) Server – pop.gmail.com
requires SSL: Use SSL: Yes
Port: 995
Account Name: your full email address (including @gmail.com)
Email Address: your email address (username@gmail.com)
Password: your Gmail password
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server -smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
requires TLS or SSL : Use Authentication: Yes
Port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587
Port for SSL: 465

Yahoo Mail

Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: pop3.mail.yahoo.com
Use SSL = Yes
port: 995
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Use SSL = Yes
port: 465
use authentication = Yes
Account Name/Login Name: Yahoo eMail ID (your email address without the “@yahoo.com”)
Email Address: Yahoo e-Mail address (e.g. user@yahoo.com)
Password: Yahoo! Mail account password

Hot Mail

POP3 server: pop3.live.com
Port : 995
POP SSL required? : Yes
User name: Windows Live ID (yourname@hotmail.com or yourname@live.com)
Password: The password you usually use to sign in to Hotmail or Windows Live
SMTP server: smtp.live.com
SMTP Port: 25  Or SMTP Port : 587 (SSL or TSL encryption)
Authentication required? : Yes
TLS/SSL required? : Yes
AOL Mail
POP3 server : pop.aol.com
POP3 user name : AOL e-Mail screen name (your email address without the “@aol.com)

AOL Mail

POP3 password: Your AOL e-Mail password
POP3 port: 995
POP3 TLS/SSL required: yes
SMTP server address: smtp.aol.com
SMTP user name: Your  screen name (your email address without the “@aol.com)
SMTP password: Your  password
SMTP port: 587
SMTP TLS/SSL required: yes