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Setting Up SMTP Providers

Setting Up SMTP Providers

October 07, 20221 min read

A List of SMTP and IMAP Server

https://www.arclab.com/en/kb/email/list-of-smtp-and-imap-servers-mailserver-list.html

Important Update In Regard To Using Gmail, Yahoo, or Outlook As Your SMTP Provider:

Please Note:

Your SMTP provider may have daily limits on how many emails can be sent. Gmail, for example, has a limit of approximately 100-150 emails per day when connected to the server from a remote email client.

In regard to setting up Google/Gmail/Gsuite:

Using Google/Gmail/GSuite as your SMTP Provider

Setting alias for Google smtp


In regard to setting up Yahoo:

Yahoo temporarily disabled their SMTP and there's no ETA on when it will be available again.


In regard to setting up Sendgrid:

Using SendGrid As The SMTP Provider


In regard to setting up Zoho:

Using Zoho as your SMTP Provider


In regard to setting up Amazon SES:

  • Use the correct server name listed on the SMTP Settings page

  • Use port 465

  • Use the IAM Username & Password you created ( and hopefully saved because you can't view it again )

  • Use the Amazon AWS Root User Email Address

Amazon SES Quick Start

Managing Your Amazon SES Sending Quotas

Moving Out of the Amazon SES Sandbox


In regard to setting up Outlook / Microsoft Office 365:

It is common to get the error Authentication unsuccessful even though the two-step verification is OFF. Microsoft changed its security. Now a third-party app requires SMTP Authentication to be enabled. Here is the guide to enabling SMTP > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/mail-flow-best-practices/how-to-set-up-a-multifunction-device-or-application-to-send-email-using-microsoft-365-or-office-365

If the above article is not helpful, please reach out to Outlook support to get the account authenticated.

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