Setting Up Outlook (IMAP)

1. To synchronize your emails with IMAP or POP3 you need to activate this feature in your mail.com account. Click Email → Settings → POP3 & IMAP → Enable access to this account via POP3 and IMAP. Confirm the altered settings by clicking Save and start your external email program.

2. Click File → Info → Add account.
   The Outlook wizard for setting up a new account will open.
3. Enter an email address to add your account.
4. Click Advanced options and check the box for Let me set up my account manually.
5. Click Connect.
6. Choose the account type IMAP.
   The dialog IMAP Account Settings will open up.
7. Use the following settings:
   1. Incoming mail: Server imap.mail.com with port 993 and check the option This server requires an encrypted conncetion (SSL/TLS)
   2. Outgoing mail: Server smtp.mail.com with port 587 and the encryption method STARTTLS

   
   
   
   

8. Click on Next.
9. Enter your password and click on Connect.

Your account is set up und ready to use. Click on OK to close the wizard.

1. To synchronize your emails with IMAP or POP3 you need to activate this feature in your mail.com account. Click Email → Settings → POP3 & IMAP → Enable access to this account via POP3 and IMAP. Confirm the altered settings by clicking Save and start your external email program.

2. Click File → Info → Add account.
   The Outlook wizard for setting up a new account will open.
3. Enter an email address to add your account.
4. Click Advanced options and check the box for Let me set up my account manually.
5. Click Connect.
6. Choose the account type IMAP.
   The dialog IMAP Account Settings will open up.
7. Use the following settings:
   1. Incoming mail: Server imap.mail.com with port 993 and check the option This server requires an encrypted conncetion (SSL/TLS)
   2. Outgoing mail: Server smtp.mail.com with port 587 and the encryption method STARTTLS

   
   
   
   

8. Click Connect.
   A login dialog will appear.
9. Enter your email-address and your password, check Save the password in your password list and click OK.

Outlook 2016 will now sync with your mail.com account.

1. Click File, then Info and the Add Account button.

   
   
   
   

2. Select Manual setup or additional server types and click on Next.

   
   
   
   

3. Select POP oder IMAP and click Next.

   
   
   
   

4. Enter your name and email address. Select IMAP for the account type and enter imap.mail.com as incoming server and smtp.mail.com. Enter your mail.com username and password. Click More Settings.

   
   
   
   

5. Select the Outgoing Server Tab. Check My outgoing server requires authentication.

   
   
   
   

6. Select the Advanced tab. Enter 993 next to Incoming Server and select SSL as encrypted connection type. Enter587 next to Outgoing Server and select TLS as as encrypted connection type (a). Click OK (b) and Next (c).

   
   
   
   

7. Click Finish.

Outlook 2013 synchronizes with your mail.com mailbox.

1. Click File, then Info in the submenu and the Add account button.

   
   
   
   

2. Select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click on Next.

   
   
   
   

3. Select Internet Email and click on Next.

   
   
   
   

4. Enter your name and email address. Select IMAP for the account type and enter imap.mail.com as incoming server and smtp.mail.com as outgoing server. Enter yourmail.com username and password. Uncheck Test Account Settings by clicking the Next button. Click on More Settings.

   
   
   
   

5. Select the Outgoing Server tab. Check My outgoing server requires authentication.

   
   
   
   

6. Select the Advanced tab. Enter 993 next to Incoming server and select SSL as encrypted connection type. Enter 587 next to Outgoing server and select TLS as encrypted connection type (a). Click OK(b) and on Next (c).

   
   
   
   

7. Click on Finish.

Outlook 2010 synchronizes with your mail.com mailbox.

1. Click on Account settings in the File menu and on the button which appears with the same label.

   
   
   
   

2. Select your mail.com email address and click on Change.

   
   
   
   

3. Click on More Settings.

   
   
   
   

4. Switch to the Sent Items tab and select the Sent folder.

   
   
   
   

5. Switch to the Deleted Items tab and select the Delete folder.
6. Confirm by clicking OK and Next.

   
   
   
   

   Outlook 2010 will test the settings.
7. Finish the account set-up by clicking on Finish.

Outlook 2010 will file the email in the respective folders.