What are the POP3 and SMTP Mail Server Settings for Common E-Mail Providers?
Summary: Common email providers and their POP3 and SMTP server addresses
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Symptoms
This article lists common email providers and their POP3 and SMTP server addresses.
Cause
POP3 and SMTP Mail Server Settings Listed by E-mail Provider
| Email Provider | POP3 Incoming Mail Server |
SMTP Outgoing Mail Server |
|---|---|---|
| AIM | pop.aim.com | smtp.aim.com |
| AOL or Netscape | pop.aol.com | smtp.aol.com |
| AT&T | pop.att.yahoo.com | smtp.att.yahoo.com |
| Bellsouth.net | pop.att.yahoo.com | smtp.att.yahoo.com |
| BlueLight | pop.mybluelight.com | smtp.mybluelight.com |
| Cableone | mail.cableone.net | mail.cableone.net |
| Charter | pop.charter.net | smtp.charter.net |
| Charter | pop.charter.net | smtp.charter.net |
| Comcast | mail.comcast.net | smtp.comcast.net |
| Compuserve | pop.compuserve.com | smtp.compuserve.com |
| Cox | pop.cox.net | smtp.cox.net |
| Cypress Communications | pop.cypresscom.net | smtp.cypresscom.net |
| Earthlink | pop.earthlink.net | smtpauth.earthlink.net |
| Excite | pop3.excite.com | smtp.excite.com |
| Flash.net | pop.att.yahoo.com | smtp.att.yahoo.com |
| GoDaddy | mail.godaddy.com | Refer to your ISP's SMTP mail server |
| Google GMail | pop.gmail.com | smtp.gmail.com |
| Hotmail | pop3.live.com | smtp.live.com |
| Juno | pop.juno.com | smtp.juno.com |
| Mail.com | pop1.mail.com | Refer to your ISP's SMTP mail server |
| Me.com OR Mac.com | mail.me.com | smtp.mail.me.com |
| Mindspring | pop.mindspring.com | smtp.mindspring.com |
| Mpower Communications | pop.mpowercom.net | smtp.mpowercom.net |
| MSN | pop-mail.outlook.com | smtp-mail.outlook.com |
| NetZero | pop.netzero.net | smtp.netzero.net |
| Pacbell.net | inbound.att.net | outbound.att.net |
| Pacifier | pop.pacifier.com | smtp.pacifier.com |
| Prodigy | pop.prodigy.net | smtp.prodigy.net |
| SBC Global Ameritech | pop.ameritech.yahoo.com | smtp.ameritech.yahoo.com |
| SBC Global Flash | pop.flash.yahoo.com | smtp.flash.yahoo.com |
| SBC Global NVBell | pop.nvbell.yahoo.com | smtp.nvbell.yahoo.com |
| SBC Global Pacbell | pop.pacbell.yahoo.com | smtp.pacbell.yahoo.com |
| SBC Global Prodigy | pop.sbcglobal.net | smtpauth.prodigy.net |
| SBC Global SNet | pop.snet.yahoo.com | smtp.snet.yahoo.com |
| SBC Global SWBell | pop.swbell.yahoo.com | smtp.swbell.yahoo.com |
| SBC Global Wans | pop.wans.yahoo.com | smtp.wans.yahoo.com |
| SBC Global Yahoo! | pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com | smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com |
| Seanet | pop.seanet.com | mx.seanet.com |
| snet.net | pop.att.yahoo.com | smtp.att.yahoo.com |
| Sprynet | pop.sprynet.com | smtp.sprynet.com |
| Starpower | pop.starpower.net | smtp.starpower.net |
| Swbell | pop.att.yahoo.com | smtp.att.yahoo.com |
| TalkTalk | mail.talktalk.net | smtp.talktalk.net |
| The River | mail.theriver.com | mail.theriver.com |
| USA.net | pop.netaddress.com | smtp.postoffice.net |
| Verizon | incoming.verizon.net | outgoing.verizon.net |
| VisiNet | pop.visinet.net | smtp.visinet.net |
| WHRO.net | mail.whro.net | mail.whro.net |
| Windstream | pop.windstream.net | smtp.windstream.net |
| Yahoo | pop.att.yahoo.com | smtp.att.yahoo.com |
NOTE: For all other e-mail providers, please refer to the e-mail provider for their mail server settings.Resolution
Additional Information for Setting Up Email Accounts
For additional information on setting up an email account, please refer to the following resource:
Refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article: "How to configure Internet e-mail accounts in Outlook"
Article ID: 287532Affected Products
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Article Number: 000133112
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2025
Version: 6
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