SVPAL - Email Client Setup

This document provides general instructions for setting up email clients for accessing SVPAL email. SVPAL has enabled automatic configuration via autoconfig v1.1 and autodiscover. The former works for Thunderbird email and a number of other email client, while the latter works for Outlook and other email clients. We generally recommend you try using automatic configuration, then use the following information if automatic configuration does not succeed.

You may use the following links to view more specific configuration for some popular email clients.

• Mozilla Thunderbird specific setup instructions. Thunderbird is free software that is maintained as an open source project. We recommend Thunderbird if you don't already have a preferred email client. You may get the software from SVPAL's download page.
• Microsoft Mail specific setup instructions.
• Mac Mail specific setup instructions.
• Gmail specific setup instructions.

Many email apps now support automatic configuration. For these apps, you need to only provide your name, email address, and your password to configure the app. However, some require you to manually configure all the settings.

If you need to manually configure your email settings, use the following for incoming email. The IMAP settings are preferred if you use more than one device for accessing your email. You can maintain email folders on the server and share them across devices.

Alternative settings for IMAP email access may be used if the above settings don't work:

Use these settings if IMAP does not work for your email app. Also POP is a better choice if you prefer to download your email to your device and remove it from the server. POP does not support server folders.

Alternative settings for POP email access to try if the above POP settings don't work.

SMTP Settings

Use these settings for Outgoing/SMTP.

Alternative Outgoing/SMTP settings, if the above settings don't work.

Setup for Gmail Clients

Open Gmail and choose to add an account. Gmail displays “Set up email”. Select “Other”.
Gmail asks you for your email address.
Enter your full email address (e.g “janedoer@svpal.org”).

Then it asks “What type of account is this?”
SVPAL supports both POP3 and IMAP, so you may select either “Personal (POP3)” or “Personal (IMAP)”, but “IMAP” is preferred.

Enter your SVPAL password, then click Next.

Gmail requests your SVPAL password “Password”.
Enter your SVPAL password, then click Next.

Gmail displays the proposed “Incoming server settings”.
If you selected “IMAP” above, then modify the server to read “imap.svpal.org”.
If you selected “POP3” above, then modify the server to read “pop.svpal.org”.
The other settings should be correct. Then click Next.
If you get a “Certificate not valid”, click “back” and verify your settings.

Gmail displays the proposed “Outgoing server settings”. Modify the server to read “smtp.svpal.org”.
The other settings should be correct. Then click Next.
If you get a “Certificate not valid”, click “back” and verify your settings.

Gmail gives you a list of optional settings. The defaults are reasonable. Then click Next to finish setup.