This method uses the Windows Control Panel → Mail applet, which works on every version of Outlook for Windows (Microsoft 365, 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013 and 2010) using a secure IMAP connection.
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Replace yourdomain.co.za with your own domain, and use your full email address as the username. The outgoing (SMTP) server is the same as the incoming server.
- Account type: IMAP (recommended).
- Incoming server (IMAP): mail.yourdomain.co.za · port 993 · SSL/TLS.
- Outgoing server (SMTP): mail.yourdomain.co.za · port 465 · SSL/TLS · authentication required.
- Username: your full email address · Password: your email account password.
Step by step
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Close Outlook.
Open the Windows Start menu, type Control Panel and open it.
- In Control Panel, use the search box (top-right) and type mail.
- Click Mail (Microsoft Outlook).
- In the Mail Setup window, click Email Accounts….
- On the Email tab, click New.
- On Auto Account Setup, select Manual setup or additional server types, then click Next.
- Choose POP or IMAP, then click Next.
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Fill in the POP and IMAP Account Settings form: your name and full email address; set Account Type to IMAP; set both the Incoming and Outgoing (SMTP) server to mail.yourdomain.co.za; use your full email address as the User Name and enter your password.
Then click More Settings.
- On the Outgoing Server tab, tick My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and leave Use same settings as my incoming mail server selected.
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On the Advanced tab, set the Incoming server (IMAP) to 993 and the Outgoing server (SMTP) to 465, both using SSL/TLS.
Click OK.
- Back on the account form, click Next — Outlook tests the connection — then click Finish.
If Outlook can't connect, double-check the password and that both servers use SSL on the ports above, then submit a support ticket and we'll help.