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Mail settings for PW Hosting email.
Settings for adding or updating your PW Hosting mailbox in Apple
Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail, and other mail apps.
Quick setup
Username
Full email address
Host
mx.pwhosts.com
IMAP incoming
993 SSL/TLS
SMTP outgoing
465 SSL/TLS
Server settings
Values to enter in your mail app
Use these values when your mail app asks for server settings.
Recommended setup: IMAP with SSL/TLS
Use IMAP to keep mail synced across devices, and
SSL/TLS to encrypt the connection to the mail
server.
IMAP incoming mail
Best for phones, tablets, laptops, and webmail because messages
stay synced.
Server
mx.pwhosts.com
Primary Port
993 with SSL/TLS
Alternate Port
143 STARTTLS or Plain
Authentication
Password
Username
Full email address
POP3 incoming mail
Use only if you intentionally want POP3 behavior instead of synced
IMAP mail.
Server
mx.pwhosts.com
Primary Port
995 with SSL/TLS
Alternate Port
110 STARTTLS or Plain
Authentication
Password
Username
Full email address
SMTP outgoing mail
Required for sending mail from your mailbox.
Server
mx.pwhosts.com
Primary port
465 with SSL/TLS
Alternate port
587 STARTTLS or Plain
Authentication
Password
Username
Full email address
Step-by-step guides
Update your mail app
If your app asks for both incoming and outgoing settings, enter the
values above in both sections.
Apple Mail on Mac
Open Mail .
Choose Mail > Settings ,
then click Accounts .
Select your PW Hosting email account.
Open Server Settings .
For incoming mail, enter mx.pwhosts.com, port
993, and SSL/TLS for IMAP.
For outgoing mail, choose the SMTP account menu. If needed,
choose Edit SMTP Server List , then enter
mx.pwhosts.com with port 465 and
SSL/TLS.
Make sure username is your full email address and
authentication uses your mailbox password.
Save changes, then send yourself a test message.
Reference:
Apple Support: Change Server Settings in Mail on Mac .
iPhone or iPad Mail
Open Settings .
Go to Apps > Mail >
Mail Accounts , or
Mail > Accounts on
older iOS versions.
Select your PW Hosting account. If you are adding it fresh,
choose Add Account >
Other >
Add Mail Account .
Choose IMAP .
Enter mx.pwhosts.com for incoming host name and
outgoing host name.
Use your full email address as the username in both incoming
and outgoing sections.
Use port 993 with SSL for incoming IMAP and
port 465 with SSL for outgoing SMTP.
Tap Done , then test sending and receiving.
Reference:
Apple Support: Add an email account to your iPhone or
iPad .
Outlook for Windows
Open Outlook .
Choose File >
Account Settings >
Account Settings .
Select your PW Hosting mailbox and choose
Change or Repair .
Open the advanced or server settings area.
Set incoming mail to mx.pwhosts.com, IMAP port
993, SSL/TLS.
Set outgoing SMTP to mx.pwhosts.com, port
465 with SSL/TLS. If 465 is not available, use
port 587 with STARTTLS.
Enable outgoing server authentication and use the same
username and password as incoming mail.
Save, then use Outlook's account test or send a test
message.
Reference:
Microsoft Support: Change or update email account settings
in Outlook for Windows .
Mozilla Thunderbird
Open Thunderbird .
Go to Account Settings .
Select Server Settings under your PW
Hosting account.
Set server name to mx.pwhosts.com, port
993, connection security
SSL/TLS , and authentication method
Normal password .
Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) .
Edit the PW Hosting SMTP server and set server name to
mx.pwhosts.com, port 465,
connection security SSL/TLS , and
authentication method Normal password .
Use your full email address as the username.
Save, then send a test message.
Reference:
Thunderbird Help: Manual Account Configuration .
Gmail app for iPhone or Android
Open the Gmail app.
Tap your profile picture, then choose
Add another account .
Choose Other .
Enter your full email address and choose manual setup if
prompted.
Choose Personal (IMAP) .
Enter your mailbox password.
For incoming server, enter mx.pwhosts.com, port
993, SSL/TLS.
For outgoing server, enter mx.pwhosts.com, port
465, SSL/TLS, and require sign-in.
Finish setup and send a test message.
Reference:
Gmail Help: Add Gmail to another email client .
Thunderbird for Android
Open Thunderbird and go to
Settings .
Select your PW Hosting account, or choose
Add account .
Choose manual setup and select IMAP .
Use your full email address and mailbox password.
Set incoming server to mx.pwhosts.com, port
993, security SSL/TLS .
Set outgoing server to mx.pwhosts.com, port
465, security SSL/TLS .
Turn on SMTP authentication or
Require sign-in .
Save, then test sending and receiving.
Menu labels vary by Android version. Use the same server
values wherever the app asks for incoming IMAP and outgoing
SMTP settings.
Need help with your mailbox?
Contact support with your domain name, email address, device type, and
the error message you are seeing.
Email support@pwhosts.com