Mail.com SMTP Settings
To synchronize your Mail.com account with an external email client, you must provide its outgoing server settings. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the protocol your email client uses to send messages through your Mail.com account.
Following that, these are the SMTP email settings for Mail.com:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| SMTP Host: | smtp.mail.com |
| SMTP Port for SSL/TLS: | 465 |
| SMTP Port for STARTTLS, TLS, or encryption: | 587 |
| SMTP Username: | Your full email address (name@domain.com) |
| SMTP Password: | Your email account password |
Mail.com Email Receiving Settings
To read your Mail.com emails in a third-party app, you can use either POP3 or IMAP. IMAP keeps your folders in sync across devices, while POP3 downloads messages to one device.
Following that, here are the settings for receiving emails, including Mail.com POP3 and Mail.com IMAP servers:
Mail.com POP3 settings
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| POP3 Host: | pop.mail.com |
| POP3 Port: | 995 |
| Requires SSL: | SSL or encryption |
| POP3 Username: | Your full email address (name@domain.com) |
| POP3 Password: | Your email account password |
Mail.com IMAP settings
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| IMAP Host: | imap.mail.com |
| IMAP Port: | 993 (if it doesn't work, try 143 with STARTTLS) |
| Requires SSL: | SSL or encryption |
| IMAP Username: | Your full email address (name@domain.com) |
| IMAP Password: | Your email account password |
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Key Points to Remember for Mail.com
💡 Note: POP3, IMAP, and SMTP access are only available to Mail.com Premium customers.
POP3/IMAP access is turned off by default. To enable it, open the Email tab, click Settings > POP3 & IMAP, check Enable access to this account via POP3 and IMAP, and click Save. Mail.com turns this setting off automatically if you don't use POP3/IMAP for a long time, so check it first if your app suddenly stops connecting.
To access external email applications via POP3/IMAP or integrate your Mail.com calendar/address book (using CalDav or CardDav) in external software, you can set application-specific passwords.
Moreover, you must enable two-factor authentication to use application-specific passwords.
- Log in to Mail.com, click the profile icon at the top right, and select Security Options.
- Then, select Manage application-specific passwords.
- Create a new application-specific password by clicking "Create new application-specific password".
- Finally, enter a name for the password and click Continue. The password is shown only once, so copy it into your email app right away.
POP3 vs. IMAP: What’s The Difference
Both POP3 and IMAP are mail access protocols used to retrieve messages from the mail server and deliver them to the recipient's system.
Here are some of the most notable differences between POP3 and IMAP:
- POP is a rudimentary protocol that just allows you to download messages from your Inbox to your local computer, but IMAP is far more advanced and allows you to see all of the mail server's folders.
- POP3 typically downloads messages to a single device, so changes you make there don't sync elsewhere. On the other hand, IMAP keeps messages in sync across numerous devices.
- POP3 requires the mail to get downloaded to the local system to be read. In IMAP, you can partially read the mail content before downloading it.
- The POP server uses port 110, and the POP with SSL secure (POP3S) server uses port 995, while the IMAP server uses port 143 and the IMAP with SSL secure (IMAPS) server uses port 993.
Spam and virus filters are aware of both of these methods. IMAP is, in the end, more versatile and complex than POP3.
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