Configure Email on iPhone or iPad (IMAP and SMTP)

To configure your email account on an iPad or iPhone, please follow the steps below. Please note that depending on the age of your device, the instructions may be a little different for you.

1. Go into Settings
2. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars
3. Tap Add Account
4. Tap Other
5. Tap Add Mail Account
6. Type in your full email address and password.
7. Make sure IMAP is selected at the top
8. Scroll down to *Incoming* Mail Server Settings, and enter "mail2.name-services.com" for host name, your full email address and password.
9. Scroll down to *Outgoing* Mail Server Settings, and enter "mail2.name-services.com" for host name, your full email address and password.
10. Tap Next
11. Turn off Notes
12. Tap Save

It should work! If it doesn't, follow the steps below.

1. Go into Settings
2. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars
3. Tap the Email Account you wish to edit.
4. Tap SMTP under Outgoing Server
5. Tap your Outgoing Server under Primary Server
6. Make sure SSL is turned OFF, Authentication contains the correct Password, and the Server Port is set to 25 (or 587 if that fails).
7. Tap Done
8. Tap Account (top left)
9. Tap Advanced
10. Make sure "Use SSL" is set to OFF, Authentication is set to Password, and Server Port is set to 143.

You're done!

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