SMTP – Sending E-Mails While on PureVPN

Unable to send emails while connected to PureVPN? It’s advised that you switch to secure ports like 587 or 465. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to configure your email settings on Windows and Mac:

• Open email client and click on ‘Add Account’

• Scroll down below and click on Advanced setup.

Fill out the following details.

• Email address: Your email address
• Username: Your username
• Password: Your email password
• Account Name: Account name you want to use
• Internet email account type: gmail/outlook any other

• In SMTP port type 465, 587 port. Make sure to keep the SSL encryption enabled.

• Please be sure that ‘My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication’ in the ‘Outgoing server’ tab is checked because most e-mail services require this.

 How to Change Your SMTP Settings in Thunderbird

Here is how to change your SMTP settings for Thunderbird:

Go to the menu, click ‘tools’ and then ‘account settings’,

Now click ‘outgoing server (SMTP)’

Choose the outgoing server from the list you need to modify and then click ‘edit’

Now a window will appear where you can modify Server name, Port and Connection Security. Both the settings must be changed depending on what your e-mail service supports. You can try different combinations.

 Mail Server Settings for Mac

You need to refer to your e-mail app’s documentation for info on how to use these settings.

• Choose ‘Preferences…’ from the menu

• Choose ‘Accounts’ in the toolbar

• Click on the account you wish to verify

• Verify the account as well as the incoming Mail Server settings on the right

• Select ‘Edit Server List’ from the Outgoing Mail Server pop-up menu.

• Verify the Server Name setting on the right. If the Server Name is not correct, click on the Server Name box under Account Information and enter the correct server name.

• 7 Click ‘Advanced’.

• Verify the Advanced settings on the right.

• Click ‘OK’.