Email Access & Setup

This page will guide you through connecting to your @provide.net email account


There are a variety of ways to access your Provide.net mail account including Webmail, POP3 and IMAP. Each come with advantages and disadvantages:
Access Advantages Disadvantages
Webmail No setup required

One copy of your email at all locations		 Only basic contact management

Must be connected to view/manage your email
POP3 Lowest connection speed requirements

Read & sort your email while offline		 Suited for use with only a single computer/device

Some programs struggle with large emails when using dialup
IMAP Access your e-mail from multiple computers Viewing messages while offline requires that your mail program has a feature such as synchronization

All email clients use the same settings to connect to our service but may use different terms for some of them. Please remember that your username and password are case sensitive!
Account Setting Recommended Value
Incoming mail server name: mail.provide.net
IMAP port: 143
POP3 port: 110
Username: your_email_address@provide.net
SSL Optional
Account Setting Recommended Value
Outgoing/SMTP mail server name: mail.provide.net
SMTP port: 587
Authentication: Required
Username: your_email_address@provide.net
SSL Optional
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