This article explains how to adjust mail settings for an email address you have already configured. These instructions explain how to adjust the following:
- Host Name
- Port number
- TLS/SSL (on/off)
- Authentication method
This article uses IMAP examples. View the following article for POP alternatives:
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- Navigate to Mail > Settings.
- Click the @ Accounts option in the top bar.
- Click the Server Settings tab.
- Edit the Incoming/Outgoing Host Name fields to match your DreamHost mail server names.
- UN-check Automatically manage connection settings. The Port field and Use TLS/SSL checkbox then appear.
- Edit the Incoming/Outgoing ports as needed. It's recommended to use incoming values of port 993 for IMAP and 995 for POP.
- Click the Save button when finished.
