Optimum online email settings imap

Here are the optimum online email settings for IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol):

Server Settings:

• Incoming (IMAP) Server: imap.gmail.com (for Gmail) or imap.yourdomain.com (for your custom domain)
• Outgoing (SMTP) Server: smtp.gmail.com (for Gmail) or smtp.yourdomain.com (for your custom domain)
• Port: 993 (IMAP) or 587 (SMTP)
• Encryption: SSL/TLS (recommended)

Username and Password:

• Username: Your full email address (e.g., [email protected])
• Password: Your email account password

Additional Settings:

• Authentication: Use the same username and password for both IMAP and SMTP
• Leave a copy on the server: Yes (recommended) to keep a copy of your emails on the server
• Check for new messages: Yes (recommended) to check for new messages periodically

IMAP Settings:

• IMAP Path Prefix: Leave this blank or set it to / (forward slash)
• IMAP Expunge: Yes (recommended) to delete emails from the server when you delete them on your device

SMTP Settings:

• SMTP Authentication: Use the same username and password for both IMAP and SMTP
• SMTP Port: 587 (recommended) or 25 (if your email provider allows it)
• SMTP Encryption: SSL/TLS (recommended)

Example IMAP Settings for Gmail:

• Incoming (IMAP) Server: imap.gmail.com
• Port: 993
• Encryption: SSL/TLS
• Username: [email protected]
• Password: your email account password
• Leave a copy on the server: Yes
• Check for new messages: Yes

Example SMTP Settings for Gmail:

• Outgoing (SMTP) Server: smtp.gmail.com
• Port: 587
• Encryption: SSL/TLS
• Username: [email protected]
• Password: your email account password
• SMTP Authentication: Use the same username and password for both IMAP and SMTP

Remember to replace yourname and yourdomain with your actual email address and domain.