To configure K-9 Mail to send and receive email using our servers using IMAP and SMTP over SSL/TLS, please follow the steps below. Please replace:
[email protected] with your email address example.com with your domain name your_server.com with your server's host name (you can find your server's host name listed in the upper left corner of your Control Panel)
1. If you still do not have K-9 Mail, you can obtain it from Google Play. To do that, please ensure that your device is connected to the Internet. If you have a QR code reader installed, you can find K-9 Mail by scanning this code: Once you have the application installed, have it started.
2. Enter your email address
[email protected] and its current password. Click Next.
3. Choose IMAP.
4. Specify the following details:Username:
[email protected] (replace
[email protected] with your email address)Password: Enter the current password for the mailboxIMAP server: mail.your_server.com (replace your_server.com with the server's hostname)Security type: Choose SSL/TLS (always)Authentication type: Leave the default option selected (PLAIN)Port: Enter 993Auto-detect IMAP namespace: Uncheck this option IMAP path prefix: Enter INBOX (capital letters)Use compression on network: Leave the default options selected
Press Next.
5. К-9 Mail will verify your settings; active Internet connection is required. 6. On the screen that follows, specify the following details:SMTP server: mail.your_server.com (replace your_server.com with the server's hostname).Security type: STARTTLS (always)Port: Leave the default option (587)Require sign-in: Mark this settingAuthentication type: Leave the default setting selected (AUTOMATIC)Username:
[email protected] (replace
[email protected] with your e-mail address)Password: The password of your mailbox is specified here automatically7. On this step, you need to specify the following:Folder poll frequency: Leave the default setting selected (Never)Enable push mail for this account: Mark this option.You need to configure the following three options according to your preferences. Press Next.8. This is the last step for configuring K-9 Mail.Give this account a name (optional): You can write a short description of your account in your e-mail client. This name would show up only in your own mail program. You can set a name such as "Work Account", "Sales mail" or your name for example.Type your name (displays on outgoing messages): You should enter the name, which you would like to appear on the messages you send.Click Done.