Here's a quick explanation of all the fields:
Description: it's an informal name associated to your SMTP server.
Server name: the actual SMTP specification. Below you find a handy list of all the server names for the most common email providers.
Port: SMTP servers normally use port 25 to work, but there are other options.
Connection security: the standard SMTP email transfer goes without encryption, so it can be a good idea to secure it with STARTTLS or SSL/TLS.
Authentication method: it can be a plain text password, a cyphered one, POP before SMTP, CRAM-MD5, KERBEROS, NTLM, etc.
User Name: your email address.
And here's a list of the most popular server names. If you don't find yours, check out our article about "What is my SMTP" or contact your email provider.
PROVIDER |
URL |
SMTP |
1&1 |
1and1.com |
Smtp.1and1.com |
Airmail |
Airmail.net |
Mail.airmail.net |
AOL |
Aol.com |
Smtp.aol.com |
AT&T |
Att.net |
Outbound.att.net |
Bluewin |
Bluewin.ch |
Smtpauths.bluewin.ch |
BT Connect |
Btconnect.com |
Mail.btconnect.tom |
Comcast |
Comcast.net |
Smtp.comcast.net |
Earthlink |
Earthlink.net |
Smtpauth.earthlink.net |
Gmail |
Gmail.com |
Smtp.gmail.com |
Gmx |
Gmx.net |
Mail.gmx.net |
HotPop |
Hotpop.com |
Mail.hotpop.com |
Libero |
Libero.it |
Mail.libero.it |
Lycos |
Lycos.com |
Smtp.lycos.com |
O2 |
o2.com |
Smtp.o2.com |
Orange |
Orange.net |
Smtp.orange.net |
Outlook.com (former Hotmail) |
Outlook.com |
Smtp.live.com |
Tin |
Tin.it |
Mail.tin.it |
Tiscali |
Tiscali.co.uk |
Smtp.tiscali.co.uk |
Verizon |
Verizon.net |
Outgoing.verizon.net |
Virgin |
Virgin.net |
Smtp.virgin.net |
Wanadoo |
Wanadoo.fr |
Smtp.wanadoo.fr |
Yahoo |
Yahoo.com |
Mail.yahoo.com |