How to configure email client on desktop via Yandex.Mail

In addition to using the Yandex.Mail web interface , you can also work with mailboxes using different email clients on the desktop. The article will suggest you some email client settings on mobile and tablet via Yandex.Mail .

• Yandex.Mail
• Yandex.Mail for Android
• Yandex.Mail for iOS

To access the email server, enter the username and password in the Yandex mailbox. If you are configuring outbound mailboxes from a mailbox like [email protected] , the username is the first part of the address before the @ . If using Yandex.Mail for Domain , enter your full email address when logging in.

Note: You should not use the provider's mail server to send mail on Yandex.

Client configuration based on IMAP

When using the IMAP protocol, the email client synchronizes with that server and saves the folder structure to the mailbox. Messages you send from email clients will be saved on both the computer and the server. You can access them on many different devices.

Enable IMAP protocol before configuring email client:

Click in the upper right corner.

Click All settings .

Click Email clients .

Enable From the imap.yandex.com server via IMAP .

Save changes.

To set up an email client for the IMAP protocol, you need to do the following:

Inbox

• Mail server address — imap.yandex.com
• Secure connection — SSL
• Gate — 993

Inbox

• Mail server address — smtp.yandex.com
• Connection Security - SSL
• Gate - 465

IAMP support will be enabled automatically the first time you log in to this mail program.

POP3-based client configuration

When using POP3, all mail in the folder you select in the Settings → Email clients menu will be saved to the mail client on the computer in Inbox. If needed, you can set up a filter in the email client to automatically send messages to the desired folder. Messages you send will only be saved on your computer.

Note: When downloading email from the server via POP3, Yandex.Mail backs up the messages on the server automatically. However, you can manually delete them on the web interface. To delete emails using an email client, use IMAP.

Enable POP3 protocol before configuring email client:

Click Settings in the upper right corner.

Click All settings .

Click Email clients .

Activate From pop.yandex.ru server via POP3 .

Save changes

To set up a mail client for the POP3 protocol, you must choose the following configuration:

Inbox

• Mail server address — pop.yandex.com
• Secure connection — SSL
• Gate — 995

Inbox

• Mail server address — smtp.yandex.com
• Secure connection — SSL
• Port — 465

You can set up POP3 mail delivery from any folder, including Spam . To do this, go to Settings → Email clients and select that folder.

By default, when you want to download folder contents with email clients, messages are not marked as read. If you want to mark received messages as read, activate the corresponding option.

Configure IMAP Protocol on Microsoft Outlook

Outlook 2010

Open the software and click Next in the initial screen.

In the Account Setup window , set Yes as the default value and click Next . If you already have an Outlook account and want to add another, File → Details and click Add a new account .

Select Manual setup or additional server types > click Next .

Leave the default value for Internet email and click Next .

Set up the following account settings:

• Your Name — Username (eg: Downloadvn)
• Email address — Yandex email address (ex: [email protected]”)
• Type of account — The type of the IMAP account.
• Incoming mail server — imap.yandex.com
• Outgoing email server (SMTP) — smtp.yandex.com
• User — Your Yandex account name
• Password – Your Yandex Password
• Leave the default values ​​for all remaining parameters and click Other settings .

Go to the Outgoing mail server tab , check the box for SMTP server requires authentication and select the Same as incoming mail server value .

Go to the Advanced tab . For the Use the following type of encrypted connection option, select SSL for the IMAP and SMTP servers . Set the following parameters and click OK .

• IMAP server — 993
• SMTP server — 465

To complete the account configuration, click Next in the Add a new account window to check the account settings. If all settings are correct and confirmed, click Finish . If not, make sure all the correct information has been entered.

Synchronize the newly created account with the server to get a list of folders.

Open menu File → Account settings , select the account in the Email tab and click Change .

Click Other settings and go to the Sent tab .

Set the Save the sent items in the following folder on the server field and select Sent folder .

Outlook 2013

Open the software and click Next on the first screen.

In the Configure your Microsoft Outlook account window , set Yes as the default value and click Next .

Select Manual setup or additional server types > click Next .

Select POP or IMAP > Next .

Set up the same account settings as Outlook 2010 .

Go to the Outgoing mail server tab > check the box for SMTP server requires authentication and select the Same as incoming mail server value .

Go to the Advanced tab . For Use the following type of encrypted connection , select SSL for the IMAP and SMTP servers. Set the following parameters:

• IMAP server — 993
• SMTP server — 465

Ignore the default values ​​for all other parameters and click OK .

To complete the account configuration, in the Change account window , click Next to check the selected account settings. If everything is fine, click Finish . If not, please correct the incorrect information.

Configure IMAP Protocol on Mozilla Thunderbird

To receive mail via Mozilla Thunderbird, enable POP3 or IAMP protocol in mailbox settings.

Open the program and click Skip this and use my existing email on the welcome screen.

Enter account information including name, email address, password in the Configure mail account window . Click Continue .

Click the Manual setup button and enter the following parameters for the mail server.

Inbox

• Protocol — IMAP
• Server name — imap.yandex.com
• Port — 993
• SSL — SSL/TLS
• Authentication – Normal password

Inbox

• Server name — smtp.yandex.com
• Port — 465
• SSL — SSL/TLS
• Authentication – Normal password

Username - Yandex credentials (ex: WebTech360.meta)

Click Re-test to verify that the information entered is correct. If the process is successful, click Done .

If you want to use Mozilla Thunderbird by default , click Set as default in System integration .

Right click on the account name and select Settings .

Go to Server settings and under When I delete a message , select Move to deleted items folder .

Go to Copies and folders and enter a Yandex mailbox name for the entire folder.

Click OK to apply the changes and restart the program.

Configure IMAP Protocol on The Bat!

To receive mail using The Bat!, enable the POP3 or IAMP protocol in the mailbox settings.

Open the software and configure it according to the setup instructions.

Enter the following account information into Create a new mailbox :

• User name
• Yandex email address
• password
• IAMP or POP . protocol

Click Next .

If you have already set up an account in The Bat! and want to add another account, go to Account → New.... Enter the following account settings in the Inbox window:

• For receiving mail — IMAP — Internet Mail Access Protocol v4
• Server address — imap.yandex.com
• Connection — Secure connection via a dedicated port (TLS)
• Port — 993

Click Next .

Enter the following account settings into the Outbox:

• Outgoing mail server (SMTP) — smtp.yandex.com
• Connection — Secure connection via a dedicated port (TLS)
• Port — 465
• Enable My SMTP server requires authentication.

Click Next .

Click Done in Account details .

Synchronize the newly created account with that server to get a list of folders. To do this, right click on the mailbox name and select Update folder tree .

Right click on the mailbox name and select Account properties . Go to Mail management on the left. Find For pre-defined folders , use these IMAP mailboxes in the box on the right. Turn on Sent mail and select Sent from the list. Turn on Trash and select Deleted from the list. Click When the Bat! Starts in Connect to the server .

Click Message filtering → Deleting , and select the Trash folder as the standard folder and delete it instead. Also, disable the Use alternative deletion for old messages option and enable Automatically compress folders after emptying .

Click Options > enable Check mailbox at start-up and Compact all folders on exit .

Click OK to apply the changes and restart the program.

Configure IMAP Protocol on Mail (macOS)

To receive emails using Mail, enable POP3 or IMAP support in the mailbox settings.

Run the application and open the Mail → Add account menu to run the instructions for creating an account. Note: Instructions for creating an account open automatically with the program at the first time.

Select Another Yandex.Mail account > click Continue .

Fill in the username, email address, password and click Log in to verify the accuracy of the selected information.

Open Mail → Settings .

Go to the Server settings tab .

In Incoming mail server (IMAP) , turn off Set up connection settings automatically . In the Port field, enter 993 .

In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) section , turn off Set up connection settings automatically. In the Port field, enter 465 .

Click Save .

Configure IMAP Protocol on Opera Mail

To receive email using Opera Mail, enable the POP3 or IMAP protocol.

Open the program, select the Email item in the list of account types and click Next .

Fill in your username and email address. Click Next .

Fill in the following account parameters:

• User name
• password
• Account Type - IMAP

Click Finish .

Click in the mailbox name and select Properties .

Go to IMAP tab and configure Sent , Trash , Spam folders .

Click OK to apply the changes and restart the program.