
IMAP connections will require SSL and use port 993. POP3 connections will require SSL and use port 995. The key points to understand in this particular configuration are: The complimentary server-side configuration steps are found here: As a result of following these steps, your connections for both the submission and the retrieval of email to and from the SBS server will be encrypted, ensuring no personal information is transmitted over the network in an insecure fashion. However, if you choose to use POP3 or IMAP instead, then use this post to determine which settings to select on the Outlook client for connectivity to these services. If you wish to connect to your Exchange mailbox on SBS with a remote Outlook client, we recommend that you use Outlook Anywhere. That port is SMTP port 2525.First published on TechNet on Aug 31, 2011 not being able to send to more than 100 people at a time) as they are usually residential mail servers, we have opened an alternative port to allow you to send mail using our mail servers, one that the ISPs do not block. Realizing that many ISP's mail servers have a more restrictive options (ie. If that customer is going to spam, the idea is that they must use the ISP's mail server to spam and therefore be caught very quickly, and handled accordingly. In order to combat spam, some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) block traffic to external servers on port 25 so that customers using that ISP can only use the ISP's mail server. If you can receive email however you cannot send email and the settings are exactly as shown above, change your outgoing mail (SMTP) port from the default of 25 to 2525.Ĭlick on the Tools area > More settings > Advanced Tab > then alter this port number accordingly. Switch the Outgoing server drop down to SSL/auto as well.Ĭlick the ' OK', ' Next' and then ' Finish' buttons and now you should be able to send and receive email. Note: If you would like to use SSL, ensure the outgoing ports areĬheck the Box for SSL, or the drop down set to SSL/auto. Put a checkmark in ' My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication' and make sure that the dot is in ' Use same settings as my incoming mail server'. Once your settings look like the settings shown in the screenshot below, click on the 'More Settings.' button in the bottom right hand corner.Ĭlick the ' Outgoing Server' tab at the top of the screen. Password: The one you have specifically for your E-mail account.
#Outlook account settings imap to pop3 full#
User Name: Your full E-mail address (eg.Make sure that your settings look like the settings shown in this screenshot. The key point is that you check the box to ' Manually configure server settings or additional server types' and select the type of email service for the account (POP/IMAP).Ĭhoose the E-mail Service: Put a dot in 'I nternet Email' (or in ' Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP' depending on the screen user is viewing). You will see either the ' Choose Email Service' (POP, IMAP, HTTP) or the user's settings window with ' Manually configure server settings or additional server types'. Note: A t this point, depending on whether you have setup a previous account in Outlook, the next couple screens may very in order but they are nearly identical. At the top of the page click on the ' Tools' menu and then select ' Account Settings.'.Ĭlick the ' New' button under the ' Email' tab.Ĭheck the box at the bottom for ' Manually configure server settings or additional server types'.
