Set up Microsoft Outlook for private hosted email services
This article talks about setting up Microsoft Outlook for private hosted email services. When you are setting up MS Outlook manually, you need to know:
It is easy to get the settings for well-known email service providers such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc. Accordingly, Microsoft Outlook can easily configure such accounts automatically. In rare cases, when it fails, you need the settings for MS Outlook so that you can create the accounts manually. Another instance when you need the settings for manual setup is when you are using private email service providers from email hosting providers such as GoDaddy. Let us check out the possible server settings for private hosted email service providers.
Setting up MS Outlook for GoDaddy Hosted Emails
For GoDaddy, the server name is secureserver.net for older email accounts. This means that your email is hosted on secureserver.net and all you need to do is to add POP or IMAP depending upon the type of account you are setting up. Thus, for older email accounts, the settings would be as follows:
Incoming server: pop.secureserver.net or imap.secureserver.netOutgoing server: smtp.secureserver.netType of encryption: None
Newer accounts with GoDaddy require country codes as the prefix to secureserver.net. For example, if you registered in the UK, your email ID could be hosted on uk.secureserver.net. In this case, your settings would be:
Incoming server: pop.uk.secureserver.net or imap.uk.secureserver.netOutgoing server: smtp.uk.secureserver.netIncoming Port Number: 110Incoming encryption: NoneOutgoing Port Number: 25Outgoing encryption: None
Similarly, if you are registered from Asia, your email ID would be hosted on asia.secureserver.net and the incoming email server would be: pop.asia.secureserver.net or imap.asia.secureserver.net
Other Private Email Service Providers
The details should be available with the customer care of the email hosting provider. You can try your website name though. For example, if you are hosting your email ID on mywebsite.com, your email settings could be:
Incoming server: pop.mywebsite.com or imap.mywebsite.comOutgoing server: smtp.mywebsite.comIncoming Port Number: 110Incoming encryption: NoneOutgoing Port Number: 25Outgoing encryption: None
If the above method does not work, contact your website registrar or email service provider to know the requirements for setting up Microsoft Outlook for private hosted email.
Is Outlook a POP or IMAP?
Outlook supports both the standards for any email server which offers this. However, it will depend on your server is configured. If the mail server only offers POP3, then you cannot use IMAP. Most of the modern email services offer IMAP as it allows you to sync your email between Outlook and server ensuring you never lose your email.
What is SMTP server address?
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It makes sending and receiving emails possible. The address and the port are usually available with your mail server, and you can also test it before finalizing the setup.
