Setup guide

IMAP Configuration Guide

Popular provider settings, connection defaults, and security notes for connecting Patriot Mail or another email client to an existing mailbox.

What IMAP does

Reads mail from the server

IMAP keeps mail on the provider so it stays in sync across multiple devices.

What SMTP does

Sends outgoing mail

Most providers require SMTP alongside IMAP for a full email workflow.

Safer access

Use OAuth or app passwords

Prefer provider-supported OAuth. Use app passwords only when the provider still supports them for manual credentials.

How to connect

The three details most manual setups need

Incoming server

Use the IMAP hostname and secure port. For most providers this is port 993.

Outgoing server

Use the SMTP hostname and the provider’s preferred secure submission port, usually 587.

Authentication

Use your full email address as the username and prefer OAuth or a provider-specific app password over your primary account password when that option still exists.

Popular providers

Reference settings for common inboxes

These settings are a practical starting point. Some providers also require IMAP to be enabled in account settings before a client connection will succeed.

Gmail (Google)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.gmail.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465

Requires 2-Step Verification enabled. Use App Password instead of your regular password.

Generate App Password

Full sign-in guide

Outlook / Hotmail (Microsoft)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP), OAuth preferred

IMAP (incoming)

Server: outlook.office365.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
Port: 587

For Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Live.com, and MSN personal accounts, Microsoft now requires Modern Authentication in non-Microsoft mail apps. App passwords and Basic Authentication are no longer available there.

The published hostnames still appear in Microsoft docs, but password-based IMAP sign-in for personal Outlook accounts may be rejected. Use OAuth when available.

Read Microsoft guidance

Full sign-in guide

Yahoo Mail

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465

Generate an App Password under 'Manage app passwords' in Account Security.

Generate App Password

Full sign-in guide

iCloud (Apple)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), required STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.mail.me.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mail.me.com
Port: 587

Requires Two-Factor Authentication. Generate an App-Specific Password in your Apple ID settings.

Generate App Password

Full sign-in guide

GMX

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.gmx.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: mail.gmx.com
Port: 465

Enable IMAP access in GMX settings under E-Mail > POP3 & IMAP.

Full sign-in guide

WP Poczta (wp.pl)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.wp.pl
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.wp.pl
Port: 465

An app password is only needed if you use two-step login (logowanie dwustopniowe). Otherwise your normal mailbox password works.

IMAP is off by default. Turn on Dostep przez IMAP at poczta.wp.pl (Ustawienia, then Programy pocztowe) before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

o2.pl (Poczta o2)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: poczta.o2.pl
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: poczta.o2.pl
Port: 465

An app password is only needed if you use two-step login. Otherwise your normal mailbox password works.

Same Wirtualna Polska account system as wp.pl (turn on IMAP first), but o2.pl uses its own server poczta.o2.pl, not imap.wp.pl.

Full sign-in guide

Onet Poczta (onet.pl, op.pl)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.poczta.onet.pl
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.poczta.onet.pl
Port: 465

Your normal password works, but turning on two-step verification blocks plain IMAP - create an app password then.

Full sign-in guide

Interia (interia.pl, int.pl)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: poczta.interia.pl
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: poczta.interia.pl
Port: 465

Enable 'Uzywam programu pocztowego' in Interia web mail settings before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

Gazeta.pl

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.gazeta.pl
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.gazeta.pl
Port: 465

Enable IMAP access in Gazeta.pl web mail settings before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

mail.com

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.mail.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mail.com
Port: 465

Turn on POP3/IMAP access in the mail.com web settings before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

Free.fr

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.free.fr
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.free.fr
Port: 465

The normal mailbox password works; create an app password only if you have turned on extra account security at Free.

Full sign-in guide

Web.de

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.web.de
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.web.de
Port: 465

Turn on POP3/IMAP access in the Web.de web settings before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

T-Online (Telekom)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: secureimap.t-online.de
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: securesmtp.t-online.de
Port: 465

Telekom uses a separate email-program password, set once in your Telekom account, not your web login.

Full sign-in guide

Yandex Mail

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.yandex.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.yandex.com
Port: 465

With two-factor authentication on, create an app password in Yandex ID; otherwise your normal password works.

Turn on IMAP access in Yandex settings before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

Orange (orange.fr, wanadoo.fr)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.orange.fr
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.orange.fr
Port: 465

Orange no longer accepts the web password in email apps - generate a dedicated mail password in your Orange account.

Full sign-in guide

SFR (sfr.fr, neuf.fr)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.sfr.fr
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.sfr.fr
Port: 465

The legacy neuf.fr, cegetel.net, and club-internet.fr brands share these SFR servers.

Full sign-in guide

La Poste

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.laposte.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.laposte.net
Port: 465

La Poste accepts only secure (SSL) connections.

Full sign-in guide

Libero Mail (libero.it)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imapmail.libero.it
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.libero.it
Port: 465

Your normal password works until two-step verification is on, which then requires an app password from Libero settings.

Note the incoming host is imapmail.libero.it, not imap.libero.it.

Full sign-in guide

Mail.ru (mail.ru, bk.ru, inbox.ru, list.ru)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.mail.ru
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mail.ru
Port: 465

Mail.ru always requires an app password from account security - the web password never works in email apps.

Full sign-in guide

UOL (uol.com.br, bol.com.br)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.uol.com.br
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtps.uol.com.br
Port: 465

BOL uses the sibling imap.bol.com.br / smtps.bol.com.br servers. Both send on smtps port 465.

Full sign-in guide

Terra (terra.com.br)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.terra.com.br
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.terra.com.br
Port: 465

Full sign-in guide

iG (ig.com.br)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.ig.com.br
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.ig.com.br
Port: 465

Full sign-in guide

QQ Mail (qq.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.qq.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.qq.com
Port: 465

QQ requires an authorization code (from Settings > Account) in place of your password.

Turn on IMAP in QQ Mail settings before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

NetEase (163.com, 126.com, yeah.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.163.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.163.com
Port: 465

NetEase requires an authorization code in place of your password.

Turn on IMAP first. 126.com and yeah.net use their own matching imap./smtp. hosts.

Full sign-in guide

Naver (naver.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.naver.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.naver.com
Port: 587

Turn on IMAP/SMTP in Naver settings first. Naver submits over STARTTLS on port 587, not implicit SSL on 465.

Full sign-in guide

Daum (daum.net, hanmail.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.daum.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.daum.net
Port: 465

Turn on IMAP in Daum settings before connecting.

Full sign-in guide

AOL

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.aol.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.aol.com
Port: 587

Generate an App Password in Account Security settings.

Generate App Password

Comcast (Xfinity)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.comcast.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.comcast.net
Port: 465

Comcast is moving Xfinity Email to Yahoo in batches. If these settings do not connect, your account has moved: use imap.mail.yahoo.com and smtp.mail.yahoo.com with an app password from your Yahoo account security settings.

Full sign-in guide

Fastmail

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.fastmail.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.fastmail.com
Port: 465

Fastmail always requires an app password from Settings > Privacy & Security in place of your login password.

Generate App Password

Full sign-in guide

Sky

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.tools.sky.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.tools.sky.com
Port: 465

Sky Yahoo Mail requires a generated app password in place of your Sky password.

Full sign-in guide

AT&T (att.net, sbcglobal.net, bellsouth.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.mail.att.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mail.att.net
Port: 465

AT&T issues a Secure Mail Key for email apps. The password from the AT&T website is refused.

The same servers cover ameritech.net, pacbell.net, swbell.net, prodigy.net, flash.net and currently.com.

Full sign-in guide

Virgin Media (virginmedia.com, ntlworld.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.virginmedia.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.virginmedia.com
Port: 465

Virgin Media issues a separate app password for IMAP and POP, generated in the My Virgin Media app.

Full sign-in guide

TalkTalk (talktalk.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: mail.talktalk.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.talktalk.net
Port: 587

The incoming server is mail.talktalk.net, not imap.talktalk.net. Outgoing mail uses STARTTLS on port 587.

Full sign-in guide

Ziggo (ziggo.nl, casema.nl, chello.nl)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.ziggo.nl
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.ziggo.nl
Port: 587

Your Ziggo email password is set in My Ziggo and is not the same as your My Ziggo sign-in password.

Full sign-in guide

KPN (kpnmail.nl, planet.nl, home.nl)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.kpnmail.nl
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.kpnmail.nl
Port: 587

Full sign-in guide

Seznam Email (seznam.cz, email.cz)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.seznam.cz
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.seznam.cz
Port: 465

post.cz and spoluzaci.cz addresses use the same servers. If sign-in is refused, check that access for email programs is on in Seznam settings.

Full sign-in guide

Abv.bg

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.abv.bg
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.abv.bg
Port: 465

Turn on POP3 and IMAP access in Abv settings first. Until then every email app is refused as though the password were wrong.

Full sign-in guide

Ukr.net

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.ukr.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.ukr.net
Port: 465

Ukr.net generates a password per app. The mailbox password itself is refused in email apps.

Access for external programs has to be turned on in the same Ukr.net settings page where the password is created.

Full sign-in guide

BT (btinternet.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: mail.btinternet.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: mail.btinternet.com
Port: 465

BT asks email apps for an app password created in your BT account, not your BT website password.

Full sign-in guide

Telstra (bigpond.com, bigpond.net.au)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.telstra.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.telstra.com
Port: 465

Telstra rejects your account password in email apps. Generate an app-specific password in Telstra Webmail settings.

Full sign-in guide

Spectrum (charter.net, rr.com, twc.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: mobile.charter.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: mobile.charter.net
Port: 587

The server name is mobile.charter.net on every device, including computers. Regional Road Runner addresses such as tampabay.rr.com use it too.

Full sign-in guide

Optimum (optimum.net, optonline.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: mail.optimum.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: mail.optimum.net
Port: 465

suddenlink.net addresses use the same servers.

Full sign-in guide

CenturyLink (centurylink.net, embarqmail.com, q.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: mail.centurylink.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.centurylink.net
Port: 587

Port 25 is blocked, so outgoing mail uses smtp.centurylink.net on port 587 with authentication on.

Full sign-in guide

EarthLink (earthlink.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.earthlink.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtpauth.earthlink.net
Port: 587

The outgoing server is smtpauth.earthlink.net, not smtp.earthlink.net.

Full sign-in guide

Windstream and Kinetic (windstream.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.windstream.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.windstream.net
Port: 465

Full sign-in guide

Mediacom (mediacombb.net, mchsi.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: mail.mediacombb.net
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mediacombb.net
Port: 587

The incoming server starts with mail, not imap. Apps that guess imap.mediacombb.net report that the server cannot be found.

Full sign-in guide

Rogers (rogers.com)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465

Rogers mail runs on Yahoo's servers while keeping the rogers.com name. Try your normal password first; if it is refused, generate one for email apps in your Rogers Yahoo account security settings.

Full sign-in guide

Frontier (frontier.com, frontiernet.net)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465

Frontier mail moved to Yahoo, so it needs a Yahoo app password created in Yahoo account security.

imap.frontier.com no longer exists. These mailboxes are Yahoo mailboxes with a Frontier address on them.

Full sign-in guide

Bluewin (Swisscom)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imaps.bluewin.ch
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtpauths.bluewin.ch
Port: 465

Both server names end in an s: imaps.bluewin.ch and smtpauths.bluewin.ch.

Full sign-in guide

Telenet (telenet.be)

SSL/TLS (IMAP), STARTTLS (SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.telenet.be
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.telenet.be
Port: 587

Full sign-in guide

Rambler (rambler.ru)

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.rambler.ru
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.rambler.ru
Port: 465

Switch on access for mail clients in Rambler settings first. Until you do, Rambler turns every app away saying the login or password is invalid, whatever password you type. A separate password is needed only if two-step login is on.

Full sign-in guide

Zoho Mail

SSL/TLS (IMAP and SMTP)

IMAP (incoming)

Server: imap.zoho.com
Port: 993

SMTP (outgoing)

Server: smtp.zoho.com
Port: 465

Enable IMAP access in Zoho Mail settings, and generate an app-specific password if 2FA is on. EU accounts (zoho.eu, zohomail.eu) use imap.zoho.eu / smtp.zoho.eu instead.

Full sign-in guide

Not supported

Services Patriot Mail cannot connect

A few email services do not offer the standard connection email apps use. There are no settings for them, so nothing typed into Patriot Mail will connect these accounts.

Proton Mail

Proton offers this connection only through Proton Mail Bridge, a paid program that runs on your own computer. Patriot Mail reads your mail from its own servers, so it cannot reach it.

Read about Proton Mail

Tuta (formerly Tutanota)

Tuta offers no outside connection at all, by design. No email app can connect a Tuta account.

Read about Tuta

HEY (hey.com)

HEY is built to be used through its own apps and offers no outside connection, so there are no server names to enter. Mail can be forwarded to an address you can connect instead.

Read about HEY

Hide My Email, duck.com and other forwarding addresses

These addresses pass mail on to a mailbox somewhere else and keep nothing themselves, so there is nothing for an email app to open. Add the mailbox they forward to instead.

Read about forwarding addresses

Rediffmail, free accounts (rediffmail.com)

A free Rediffmail account offers POP only, and Rediffmail keeps IMAP for its paid Pro accounts. A Rediffmail Pro address connects normally, on imap.rediffmailpro.com.

Read about Rediffmail

General settings

IMAP Port: 993 (SSL/TLS) or 143 (STARTTLS)
SMTP Port: 587 (STARTTLS) or 465 (SSL/TLS)
Username: Usually your full email address
Password: Your account password, provider-specific app password, or OAuth token depending on the provider
Authentication: OAuth 2.0 if available, otherwise the provider's current password-based method

Secure connection tips

Always use SSL/TLS or STARTTLS encryption for secure connections.
Use App Passwords instead of your main account password only when the provider still supports them.
Prefer OAuth 2.0 over password-based authentication whenever the provider supports it.
Keep your email client and operating system updated so the TLS and authentication stack stay current.

Troubleshooting

What to check if a provider will not connect

Provider settings

Confirm IMAP is enabled

Some providers disable IMAP access by default, especially on older or freshly created accounts.

Credentials

Check the provider's auth policy

Some providers still use app passwords, while others, like personal Outlook accounts, now require Modern Authentication instead of Basic Auth.

Still stuck?

Contact the provider or support

Provider help docs usually publish the latest hostname, security, and authentication requirements. Patriot Mail support can help interpret them.