BT Email
SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)
Incoming mail (IMAP)
- Server
mail.btinternet.com- Port
993
Outgoing mail (SMTP)
- Server
mail.btinternet.com- Port
465
Patriot MailHelp
BT Email IMAP Settings and Setup
BT Email works with Patriot Mail and any other email app. You sign in with your full BT address and your BT email password, the one you use at email.bt.com. The one exception is free BT Basic email, which BT keeps to its own website.
Server settings
What to enter, if an app asks you
Patriot Mail fills these in for you. They are here for any other app that asks, and so you can check what you were given.
Before you start
What is different about BT Email
Worth knowing
Your email password, not your My BT password
Use the password you read your mail with at email.bt.com. It can be different from the password for My BT, your BT account for bills and broadband.
Worth knowing
Older BT addresses work the same way
Addresses at btopenworld.com, talk21.com and bt.com are BT mailboxes on the same servers, whichever one you were given.
Worth knowing
BT Basic email stays on the BT website
BT says its free Basic email, the kind you keep after leaving BT Broadband, can only be read on the BT website. To use it in an email app, BT offers Premium email or linking it to a BT Broadband account.
Step by step
How to connect BT Email
1
Check your email password at email.bt.com
Sign in at email.bt.com with your full BT address. If your mail opens, that password is the one Patriot Mail needs.
2
Add the account to Patriot Mail
Choose Add account, then enter your full BT address and the same password. The server names are filled in for you.
3
If it does not connect
Check that you used your email password, not your My BT password. If you have BT Basic email, BT does not let email apps open it. Otherwise, reset your email password with BT and try once more.
Common questions
BT Email and Patriot Mail
What are the IMAP settings for BT Email?
mail.btinternet.com on port 993 with SSL for incoming mail, and mail.btinternet.com on port 465 with SSL for outgoing mail. Your username is your full email address.
Do I need an app password for BT Email?
No. BT does not use app passwords. Email apps sign in with your full BT address and the same password you use to read your mail at email.bt.com.
Do btopenworld.com and talk21.com addresses still work?
Yes. They are BT mailboxes and use the same servers as a btinternet.com address, with the email password for that address.
Will connecting BT to Patriot Mail change my address?
No. Patriot Mail connects to the BT mailbox you already have, so your address stays the same and your mail stays with BT.
Keep your BT Email address
Patriot Mail connects the mailbox you already have. Your address does not change, your mail stays with BT Email, and it is free to use.
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