It appears many Mail users are having authentication problems in which they are prompted for the username and password every time a message is sent (either manually ...

When it works correctly, email can feel seamless. But a failure reveals its two separate components: one kind of server handles your mail app retrieving messages; another sends them out. These ...

Apple moved Mail settings to a new location in iPadOS 18. Here's how to add, remove, and configure accounts in Mail. iOS and iPadOS used to have a top-level Settings group simply called Mail. From ...

So I have to change my outgoing SMTP server in OS X. Easy enough, except for this: the Mail.app prefs only show a single server for config, while the Internet panel in System Prefs offers separate ...

The Simple Mail Transport Protocol, or SMTP, is a standard for how computers talk to each other to send email. If you're sending email using Microsoft Outlook, your computer may connect to your ...

POP3, or Post Office Protocol 3, is the protocol used in most types of email accounts to control how email is delivered. When you get your email account from your ISP, they provide instructions for ...