Email server settings

The details about the mail server you provide when establishing a connection varies based on the email server to which you are connecting.

The following table provides information about the host name and the port you must use when establishing a connection to the specified mail server:


Server	For reading or retrieving emails	For sending emails
Microsoft Outlook/Microsoft Office 365	Host: outlook.office365.com Port: 993	Host: outlook.office365.com, Port: 993 Host:smtp.office365.com Port: 587
Gmail	Host: imap.gmail.com Port: 993	Host: smtp.gmail.com Port: 587
Yahoo	Host: imap.mail.yahoo.com Port: 993	Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com Port: 465 or 587
MSN	Host: imap-mail.outlook.com Port: 993 For POP3: Host: pop-mail.outlook.com Port: 993	Host: smtp-mail.outlook.com Port: 465 or 587

The Email package supports nonstandard ports in the range of 1 through 65535 for the SMTP server.

Additional configuration for Gmail and Yahoo

If you are using a Gmail account to automate an email-related task, ensure that the option to allow access for less secured apps is enabled and IMAP must be enabled to access Gmail from other clients using IMAP . This is required to enable a Task Bot to send email using a Gmail account.

To enable access for less secure apps:

Log in to your Gmail or Yahoo account.
Go to account settings.
Enable the option to allow less secure apps.

Note: You can use App password if the application does not support Sign in with Google to connect apps to your Google Account. App passwords can only be used with accounts that have 2-Step Verification turned on.

As a best practice, use OAuth 2.0 authentication to access G Suite account data.

If you are using a Yahoo account to automate an email-related task, ensure that you generate the app password from the Yahoo account security page. Use the app password and the email address to log in to your email account.

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