Overview
The following describes how to set up and configure your DreamHost email address in Outlook (Office 365).
To quickly find your email settings in the panel, open the Manage Email page and look for the Email Setup Info link in the upper right. Click the text to open the quick-access instructions for your email address:
- Incoming
- imap.dreamhost.com
- pop.dreamhost.com
- Outgoing
- smtp.dreamhost.com
How to add a DreamHost email address to Outlook
See the official Microsoft 365 support page for more information on setting up and adding an email account to Outlook:
Choosing an account type
When the Choose account type page opens in Outlook, you can select either POP or IMAP. IMAP is recommended.
IMAP Account Settings
On the IMAP Account Settings page, enter the following Incoming and Outgoing mail settings:
- Server — This is your DreamHost mail server name. The example above uses imap.dreamhost.com for the incoming server. If you'd prefer a POP connection, you can use pop.dreamhost.com instead. The outgoing server is always smtp.dreamhost.com.
Make sure you only enter your DreamHost mail servername. Do not use a subdomain such as mail.example.com. You may get an insecure warning if you use the wrong mail hostname.
- Port — If you chose IMAP, the secure port is 993. For outgoing ports, use 465 or 587.
Port 465 with SSL is recommended, however, some email clients are unable to use this port. If you are unable to use port 465, the next best option is port 587 using STARTTLS.
DreamHost does not support Secure Password Authentication (SPA), so make sure to turn off the SPA option for both incoming and outgoing settings.
- Encryption — Select SSL/TLS from the drop-down menu.
Adding or removing IMAP folders
Instructions for adding or removing IMAP folders can be found in the following Microsoft documentation:
Outlook does not support modifying Sent Items or other default folders. See the following Microsoft documentation for more information:
Forwarding errors
You may see the following error when using the forward feature within Outlook:
Remote Server returned '550 5.7.520 Access denied, Your organization does not allow external forwarding. Please contact your administrator for further assistance. AS(7555)'
Instructions for resolving this error can be found in the following Microsoft documentation:
