Alternate e-mail configuration settings: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:58, 12 June 2018

Please be sure to ensure you know how to use your Bravenet email account in conjunction with your email client. How your email client handles configuration settings and general functionality may differ greatly from any other email client, and the best solution to any situation is to ensure you are as fully familiar with your own chosen email client as possible.

Incoming Mail Settings

IMAP

Alternative Configuration:

IMAP Server: mail.bravehost.com
IMAP Port: 993
Connection Security: SSL
Username: The email address you are checking, e.g. example@somesite.com
Password: The password for this specific email account.

POP3 (Alternate, not recommended)

POP3 is an older method of checking mail. It should only be used if your e-mail client doesn't support IMAP, since POP3 doesn't support checking mail from multiple locations, and by default it doesn't store messages on the server.

To clarify: We do NOT recommend using POP3, and in fact recommend switching to use IMAP in every situation if at all possible.

Alternative Configuration (Recommended):

POP3 Server: mail.bravehost.com
POP3 Port: 110
Connection Security: TLS/StartTLS
Username: The email address you are checking, e.g. example@somesite.com
Password: The password for this specific email account.

Alternative Configuration:

POP3 Server: mail.bravehost.com
POP3 Port: 995
Connection Security: SSL
Username: The email address you are checking, e.g. example@somesite.com
Password: The password for this specific email account.

Outgoing Mail Servers

Outgoing mail uses SMTP. The information you need for that:

Alternative Configuration:

SMTP server: mail.bravehost.com
SMTP port: 465
Connection Security: SSL
Username: The email address you are checking, e.g. example@somesite.com
Password: The password for this specific email account.
This outgoing mail server does require authentication (this is an option in some email clients, which must be checked).

Email Filter Management

Email Filters can be managed by logging into webmail.bravehost.com, as well as software that supports managesieve.

Most email setups will not need this, but it is an optional possibility for you to use it, if you want to.

ManageSieve Filter: mail.bravehost.com
ManageSieve Port: 4190
Connection Security: TLS/STARTTLS
Username: The email address you are checking, e.g. example@somesite.com
Password: The password for this specific email account.

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-==General Settings==
+Please be sure to ensure you know how to [[Using your Bravenet e-mail account|use your Bravenet email account]] in conjunction with your email client. How your email client handles configuration settings and general functionality may differ greatly from any other email client, and the best solution to any situation is to ensure you are as fully familiar with your own chosen email client as possible.
-The exact steps to set up your email client differ based on the client. In general you will need the following information. This assumes that you've created a Bravenet email address in the email tab of your account already.
+===Incoming Mail Settings===
+====IMAP ====
-===Incoming Mail Servers===
+Alternative Configuration:
-====IMAP====
-Configuration (Recommended):
+* IMAP Server: '''mail.bravehost.com'''
+* IMAP Port: '''993'''
+* Connection Security: '''SSL'''
+* Username: The email address you are checking, ''e.g. example@somesite.com''
+* Password: The password for this specific email account.
-* IMAP Server: <tt>mail.bravehost.com</tt>
+====POP3 (Alternate, not recommended)====
-* IMAP Port: 143
-* Connection Security: TLS/STARTTLS
-* Username: the email address you are checking
-* Password: the password for this address. You can change this in the email tab of your Bravenet account.
-Alternative Configuration:
+[[POP3]] is an older method of checking mail.  It should only be used if your e-mail client doesn't support [[IMAP]], since POP3 doesn't support checking mail from multiple locations, and by default it doesn't store messages on the server.
-* IMAP Server: <tt>mail.bravehost.com</tt>
+To clarify: We do NOT recommend using POP3, and in fact recommend switching to use IMAP in every situation if at all possible.
-* IMAP Port: 993
-* Connection Security:  SSL
-* Username: the email address you are checking
-* Password: the password for this address. You can change this in the email tab of your Bravenet account.
-* Authentication Type: Password
-====POP3====
+Alternative Configuration (Recommended):
-[[POP3]] is an older method of checking mail.  It should only be used if your e-mail client doesn't support [[IMAP]], since POP3 doesn't support checking mail from multiple locations, and by default it doesn't store messages on the server.
+* POP3 Server: '''mail.bravehost.com'''
+* POP3 Port: '''110'''
-Configuration (Recommended):
+* Connection Security:  '''TLS/StartTLS'''
-* POP3 Server: <tt>mail.bravehost.com</tt>
+* Username: The email address you are checking, ''e.g. example@somesite.com''
-* POP3 Port: 110
+* Password: The password for this specific email account.
-* Connection Security:  TLS/STARTTLS
-* Username: the email address you are checking
-* Password: the password for this address. You can change this in the email tab of your Bravenet account.
 Alternative Configuration:
-* POP3 Server: <tt>mail.bravehost.com</tt>
+* POP3 Server: '''mail.bravehost.com'''
-* POP3 Port: 995
+* POP3 Port: '''995'''
-* Connection Security: SSL
+* Connection Security:  '''SSL'''
-* Username: the email address you are checking
+* Username: The email address you are checking, ''e.g. example@somesite.com''
-* Password: the password for this address. You can change this in the email tab of your Bravenet account.
+* Password: The password for this specific email account.
 ===Outgoing Mail Servers===
 Outgoing mail uses SMTP. The information you need for that:
-Configuration (Recommended):
-* SMTP server: <tt>mail.bravehost.com</tt>
-* SMTP port: 587
-* Connection Security: TLS/STARTTLS (secure),
-* Username: the e-mail address you are checking
-* Password: the password for this address. You can change this in the email tab of your Bravenet account.
-* This outgoing mail server requires authentication
 Alternative Configuration:
-* SMTP server: <tt>mail.bravehost.com</tt>
+* SMTP server: '''mail.bravehost.com'''
-* SMTP port: 465
+* SMTP port: '''465'''
-* Connection Security: SSL
+* Connection Security: '''SSL'''
-* Username: the e-mail address you are checking
+* Username: The email address you are checking, ''e.g. example@somesite.com''
-* Password: the password for this address. You can change this in the email tab of your Bravenet account.
+* Password: The password for this specific email account.
-* This outgoing mail server requires authentication
+* This outgoing mail server '''''does require authentication''' (this is an option in some email clients, which must be checked)''.
 ===Email Filter Management===
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 Email Filters can be [[E-Mail_Filtering | managed]] by logging into webmail.bravehost.com, as well as software that supports managesieve.
-Most email setups will not need this.
+Most email setups will not need this, but it is an optional possibility for you to use it, if you want to.
-* ManageSieve Filter: <tt>mail.bravehost.com</tt>
+* ManageSieve Filter: '''mail.bravehost.com'''
-* ManageSieve Port: 4190
+* ManageSieve Port: '''4190'''
-* Connection Security: TLS/STARTTLS (secure)
+* Connection Security: '''TLS/STARTTLS'''
-* Username: the e-mail address you are checking
+* Username: The email address you are checking, ''e.g. example@somesite.com''
-* Password: the password for this address. You can change this in the email tab of your Bravenet account.
+* Password: The password for this specific email account.
 [[Category:E-Mail]]