Exchange mail server address

You want to know how to exchange mail server addresses between two email providers or set up a mail server to send and receive emails.

What is a mail server? A mail server is a computer that handles email communication between email clients and servers. It's responsible for sending, receiving, and storing emails.

Why exchange mail server addresses? You might need to exchange mail server addresses in the following scenarios:

1. Setting up email forwarding: You want to forward emails from one email account to another.
2. Setting up email relay: You want to use a third-party email service to send and receive emails on behalf of your domain.
3. Migrating email accounts: You're moving email accounts from one provider to another and need to update the mail server addresses.

How to exchange mail server addresses?

Scenario 1: Setting up email forwarding

1. Log in to your email account's settings or control panel.
2. Look for the "Forwarding" or "Email Forwarding" section.
3. Enter the email address you want to forward emails to.
4. Set the forwarding option to "Forward" or "Redirect".
5. Save the changes.

Scenario 2: Setting up email relay

1. Log in to your email provider's control panel.
2. Look for the "Email Relay" or "SMTP Relay" section.
3. Enter the mail server addresses of the email provider you want to use as a relay.
4. Set the relay options according to the provider's instructions.
5. Save the changes.

Scenario 3: Migrating email accounts

1. Log in to your old email account's settings or control panel.
2. Look for the "Mail Server" or "SMTP Server" settings.
3. Note down the mail server addresses (e.g., mail.example.com and smtp.example.com).
4. Log in to your new email account's settings or control panel.
5. Look for the "Mail Server" or "SMTP Server" settings.
6. Enter the mail server addresses you noted down earlier.
7. Save the changes.

Common mail server addresses

Here are some common mail server addresses:

• mail.example.com (Incoming Mail Server)
• smtp.example.com (Outgoing Mail Server)
• pop.example.com (POP3 Server)
• imap.example.com (IMAP Server)

Remember to replace example.com with your actual domain name or email provider's domain name.