Setup POP3 account manually in Outlook 2010

Modified on Tue, 27 Jan, 2015 at 6:36 AM

This article explains mail how to setup Outlook 2007/2010/2013 to work with a POP/IMAP mailbox. To configure Outlook:

In Windows go to Start > Control Panel > Mail.
If you cannot locate the Mail icon within Windows Control Panel, try the following steps:

To the left of the Windows Control Panel, but in the same window, select Classic View.
If Mail still does not appear as an individual icon, look for it under Show 32-bit Control Panel Items.

Click Email Accounts and click on New.

Select Email Account and click Next.

Choose Manual setup or additional server types and click on Next.

Choose POP or IMAP and click on Next (can also be called Internet Email).

Type in the following settings:

Click More Settings > Outgoing Server and check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication box.

Switch to Advanced tab and put in the settings.
Opt. 1: Encrypted Connection (SSL):

Incoming Server (POP3): 995.
Incoming Server (IMAP): 993.
This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) box should be checked.
Outgoing Server (SMTP): 587.
Use the following type of Encrypted connection (for Outgoing Server): SSL.

Opt. 2: Non Encrypted Connection (No SSL):

Opt. 3: Encrypted Connection (TLS):

Incoming Server (IMAP): 143 (for POP protocol Outlook supports SSL encryption only)
Outgoing Server (SMTP): 587.

For Outlook 2013 only: enter Inbox in the Root Folder Path field.

Click on OK > Next > Finish.

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