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If you’re having difficulty in managing your AT&T email account through the web-based client or facing a range of AT&T not working problem then, it is worth mentioning that one of the excellent features of ATT.net Mail (powered by Yahoo) is also that it equally supports IMAP | POP and SMTP server.
This means Att.net (AT&T) provides IMAP, POP and SMTP access to your Att.net (AT&T) account, so you can connect to your emails from any third-party desktop or mobile email client.
[Note: Both desktop email programs and mobile email apps will use “Incoming (POP3 or IMAP) and Outgoing (SMTP) Server Settings” of an email service to send and receive emails.]
In simple words, you don’t have to use Att.net’s webmail interface. Instead, you can check your email and exchange messages using either desktop email programs (like Outlook Express, Mailspring, Apple Mail, or Mozilla Thunderbird) or your mobile mail app.
When you access your Att.net email account from a third-party email platform, it eliminates the need of going through a lengthy process of visiting “my.att.net site” using a web browser and then signing in to your Att.net email account.
Not only that, desktop and mobile email applications can also improve your workflow as they usually offer more options for instance; your Att.net email remains available on your computer/mobile even when you’re disconnected from the internet.
However, in order to set up an Att.net email account successfully on different devices and email clients, the right server and port settings of AT&T Email require to be used; otherwise, you won’t be able to use the AT&T email service on any device and client.
In respect to this, many of you may not know the correct “AT&T Email Server Settings” and even if so, there’s nothing wrong with that because we all have to learn the process that we are doing for the first time!
So, if you’ve been looking for Att.net email settings, then luckily you have come to the right place. Here, we will discuss the AT&T email setting required for ATT email setup on platforms like Outlook, Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, iPad, etc.
To be precise, by using the ATT.net email setting given below, you’ll be able to configure your Att.net email account on any third-party email application (Outlook, Thunderbird, Mac Mail, Yahoo Mail) that too, on any device (computer, mobile phone, tablets).
Now, with that said, let’s firstly have a look at the general “IMAP | POP and SMTP” Server Settings that are necessary for setting up an Att.net email account on a third-party email client—
AT&T.Net Email Server Settings – IMAP, POP3 and SMTP
AT&T Email IMAP Settings (Incoming Mail Server)
| AT&T Mail Server Account Type | IMAP |
| AT&T Mail Username | Your Full AT&T Email Address , including domain (e.g., test@att.net, test@bellsouth.net) |
| AT&T Mail Password | Your AT&T Email Account Password |
| AT&T Mail IMAP Hostname | imap.mail.att.net |
| AT&T Mail IMAP Server Port | 993 |
| Required AT&T Mail IMAP TLS/SSL | YES |
| Authentication Required | YES (AT&T Email account Username and Password) |
AT&T Email POP Settings (Incoming Mail Server)
| AT&T Mail Server Account Type | POP |
| AT&T Mail Username | Your Full AT&T Email Address , including domain (e.g., test@att.net, test@bellsouth.net) |
| AT&T Mail Password | Your AT&T Email Account Password |
| AT&T Mail IMAP Hostname | pop.mail.att.net |
| AT&T Mail IMAP Server Port | 995 |
| Required AT&T Mail POP TLS/SSL | YES |
| Authentication Required | YES (AT&T Email account Username and Password) |
After inputting the above given att.net email IMAP settings or att.net email POP settings, you’ll be able to access and enjoy the ATT.net incoming mail services.
AT&T Email SMTP Settings (Outgoing Mail Server)
| AT&T Mail Server Account Type | SMTP |
| AT&T Mail Username | Your Full AT&T Email Address , including domain (e.g., test@att.net, test@bellsouth.net) |
| AT&T Mail Password | Your AT&T Email Account Password |
| AT&T Mail SMTP Hostname | smtp.mail.att.net |
| AT&T Mail SMTP port | 465 |
| Required AT&T Mail SMTP TLS/SSL | YES |
| Authentication Required | YES (AT&T Email Account Username and Password) |
Similarly, when you apply the above att.net email SMTP settings, you get the opportunity to use ATT.net outgoing email services without any inconvenience.
[Note: These mail server settings are good to be used for email addresses with all the following AT&T domains: @att.net, @ameritech.net, @bellsouth.net, @currently.com, @flash.net, @nvbell.net, @prodigy.net, @pacbell.net, @sbcglobal.net, @swbell.net, @snet.net, or @wans.net.]
Now, what you further need to note is that the server settings for each of the devices (iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows) are slightly different from one another and because of that, chances are, you might get confused with the server settings while configuring your Att.net email account on to your respective device.
So, in order to help you avoid even the minor possibility of entering the wrong AT&T server settings during configuration of your Att.net email account on an email client; below we’ve mentioned them separately for iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows devices resp. Have a look—
AT&T Email Settings for iPhone
ATT.net [IMAP] Mail Server Settings for iPhone Devices—
| Incoming IMAP Server | imap.mail.att.net |
| Incoming Port | 143 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | smtp.mail.att.net |
| Outgoing Port | 465 or 583 |
| Secure Port | 993 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 143 |
| Security Type | None |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | SSL Encryption |
ATT.net POP Mail Server Settings for iPhone Devices—
| Incoming POP Server | inbound.att.net |
| Incoming Port | 110 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | outbound.att.net |
| Outgoing Port | 465 or 583 |
| POP Secure Port | 995 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| POP Insecure Port | 110 |
| Security Type | None |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | TLS Encryption |
[Note: Using these email server settings for iPhone, you can configure and set up your Att.net email account on iPhone mail client.]
AT&T Email Settings for Android
ATT.net [IMAP] Mail Server Settings for Android Devices—
| Incoming IMAP Server | imap.mail.yahoo.com |
| Incoming Secure Port | 993 |
| Security Type | None |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | Smtp.mail.yahoo.com |
| Outgoing Secure Port | 465 or 587 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 143 |
| Security Type | None |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | SSL Encryption |
ATT.net [POP3] Mail Server Settings for Android Devices—
| Incoming POP Server | pop.att.yahoo.com |
| Incoming Secure Port | 995 |
| Outgoing SMTP server | smtp.att.yahoo.com |
| Outgoing Secure Port (SMTP) | 465 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing Secure Port (SMTP’s roaming server) | 587 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing Insecure Port (SMTP) | 25 |
| Security Type | None |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | TLS Encryption |
[Note: With these server settings for Android, you can configure your Att.net email account to exchange (send and receive) ATT emails on Android mobile mail app.]
AT&T Email Settings for Mac
ATT.net [IMAP] Mail Server Settings for Mac Devices—
| Incoming IMAP Server | imap.mail.att.net |
| Incoming Port | 143 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | smtp.mail.att.net |
| Outgoing Port | 465 |
| Secure Port | 993 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 143 |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | SSL Encryption |
ATT.net [POP3] Mail Server Settings for Mac Devices—
| Incoming POP Server | inbound.SBCglobal.net |
| Incoming Port | 110 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | outbound.SBCglobal.net |
| Outgoing Port | 465 |
| Secure Port | 995 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 110 |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | TLS Encryption |
[Note: You need to use these AT&T server settings to add your Att.net email account on Mac PC’s email application like Apple Mail.]
AT&T Email Settings for Thunderbird
ATT.net [IMAP] Mail Server Settings for Windows Devices (Thunderbird Email Client Application)—
| Incoming IMAP Server | imap.mail.att.net |
| Incoming Secure Port | 993 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | smtp.mail.att.net |
| Outgoing Secure Port | 465 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 143 |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | SSL Encryption |
ATT.net [POP3] Mail Server Settings for Windows Devices (Thunderbird Email Client Application)—
| Incoming POP Server | inbound.att.net |
| Incoming Secure Port | 995 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | outbound.att.net |
| Outgoing Secure Port | 465 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 110 |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | TLS Encryption |
[Note: Use these server settings to configure your Att.net email account on Thunderbird email client for Windows PC.]
AT&T Email Settings for Outlook
ATT.net [IMAP] Mail Server Settings for Windows Devices (Outlook Email Client Application)—
| Incoming IMAP Server | imap.mail.yahoo.com |
| Incoming Secure port | 993 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | smtp.mail.yahoo.com |
| Outgoing Secure Port | 465 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 143 |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | SSL Encryption |
ATT.net [POP3] Mail Server Settings for Windows Devices (Outlook Email Client Application)—
| Incoming POP Server | inbound.yahoo.com |
| Incoming Secure Port | 995 |
| Outgoing SMTP Server | outbound.yahoo.com |
| Outgoing Secure Port | 465 |
| Security Type | SSL/TLS |
| Insecure Port | 110 |
| Requires an Encrypted Connection | Yes |
| Type of Encrypted Connection | TLS Encryption |
[Note: With these server settings, learn here to setup and configure your Att.net email account on MS Outlook’s all versions.]
Bottom Line
That’s all! Using this handy guide on ATT.Net Email Server Settings, you will be able to configure and set up your account in a matter of minutes to access all your AT&T emails on your respective PC (Windows, Mac) or Mobile (Android and iPhone) devices without any hassle.
