namecheap-email-dns-settings.md
DNS
You’re almost set! To be able to activate your Private Email subscription to receive mail and create mailboxes, you must first set up these important DNS records from the table below. You can find a little help to do this in our handy step-by-step guide. Once completed, please allow up to 4 hours for the changes to take effect.
| Hostname | Record type | Priority | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| @ | MX | 10 | mx1.privateemail.com |
| @ | MX | 10 | mx2.privateemail.com |
| @ | TXT | v=spf1 include:spf.privateemail.com ~all |
Other Resources
- https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/1338/2176/namecheap-private-email-dns-records-for-domains-on-namecheap-basicpremium-nameservers/
- https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/1339/2176/namecheap-private-email-dns-records-for-domains-on-namecheap-hosting-nameservers/
- https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/1179/2175/general-private-email-configuration-for-mail-clients-and-mobile-devices/
Email client setup
Generic instructinos found here, thunderbird instructions here
It is possible to use the service just as ordinary email account and configure mail client to retrieve and send messages through Namecheap Private Email server.
Only encrypted connections are supported by our mail servers, so please use the following settings:
Username: your email address
Password: password for this email account
Incoming/outgoing servers name: mail.privateemail.com
Incoming server type: IMAP or POP3
Incoming server (IMAP): 993 port for SSL, 143 for TLS/STARTTLS
Incoming server (POP3): 995 port for SSL
Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 port for SSL, 587 for TLS/STARTTLS
Outgoing server authentication should be switched on, SPA (secure password authentication) must be disabled.
More specific instructions can be found here.
