There has been a lot of confusion among users since the news broke out about the merging of AT&T email last year. Both AT&T and Yahoo Mail users were confused as from where to seek assistance for their concerns and queries. Well, the good news is that AT&T has finally separated the merge and now Yahoo Mail and AT&T Mail users will need to access and manage their accounts individually. For example, if you wish to access your AT&T email account through an email program like Microsoft Outlook, you will need to configure your AT&T email account on Outlook using the email settings of AT&T and not Yahoo Mail. The email settings for the configuration of AT&T email on Outlook are as follows.
EMAIL PROTOCOL |
INBOUND SERVER |
INBOUND PORT |
SSL |
OUTBOUND SERVER |
OUTBOUND PORT |
POP3
|
Inbound.att.net |
995 |
Yes |
outbound.att.net |
465 |
IMAP
|
Imap.mail.att.net |
993 |
Yes |
omtp.mail.att.net |
465 or 587 |
Steps to Configure AT&T Email Account on Microsoft Outlook
- In your Outlook program, you will need to select “Account Settings” from the Tools menu.
- Next, you will need to click on the “New” button in the E-mail tab and select the POP3 E-mail Service. Then, click on the “Next” button.
- Then, you will need to select the checkbox next to “Manually Configure Server Settings or Additional Server Types,” and then click on the “Next” button.
- Now, you will need to select “Internet E-mail” and then click on the “Next” button. Then, you will need to enter your name, your new AT&T e-mail address, and the password you used to configure the sub-account.
- Next, you will need to provide the following information for the relevant fields:
- Incoming Mail Server: pop.att.yahoo.com
- Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp.att.yahoo.com
- User Name: Enter your e-mail address
- Then, you will need to select the checkbox next to “Remember Password” option and then click on the “More Settings” option. Also, you will need to select the checkbox next to “My Outgoing Server (SMTP) Requires Authentication” and then go to the “Advanced” tab.
- Next, you will need to enter “995” in the Incoming Server (POP3) Port Number field and select the checkbox next to “Check “This Server Requires an Encrypted Connection (SSL)“. Also, you will need to enter “465” in the Outgoing Server (SMTP) field.
- Then, you will need to select “SSL” from the drop-down box located next to “Use the Following Type of Encrypted Connection” and click on the “OK” button to get back to the Internet E-mail window.
- After that, you will need to click on the “Test Account Settings” button to verify your AT&T e-mail is properly configured on Outlook.
- Finally, you will need to close the test window and press the “Finish” button to complete your e-mail configuration.
So, these are the AT&T email settings that you will need to use for configuring your AT&T email account on Microsoft Outlook.