IMAP, POP and SMTP mail server settings
To set up your Telstra Mail manually, you’ll need to know our email server names and port numbers.
IMAP and POP both let you download emails to your phone, computer or tablet. The difference is:
- IMAP syncs your email with the email server. Anything you do to your emails: like a reply, delete or mark as read will be updated on all your devices.
- POP doesn’t sync your email with the mail server. Anything you do to your email: like a reply, delete or mark as read will only happen on that device.
If you're switching from using POP to IMAP, your POP folder setup will be lost. To keep them, sign in to webmail and re-create the folders before you change over.
IMAP settings
IMAP is the recommended setting for Telstra Mail customers.
Account type
Account type: IMAP
Incoming server details
- Incoming server address: imap.telstra.com
- Incoming server port: 993
- Encrypted connection: SSL
Outgoing server details
- Outgoing server address: smtp.telstra.com
- Outgoing server port: 465 (recommended) or 587
- SMTP authentication: On
- Encrypted connection: SSL/TLS on port 465 (recommended) or STARTTLS on port 587
Username & Password
- Username: Your Telstra email address - ending in ‘@bigpond.com’, ‘@bigpond.net.au’ or ‘@telstra.com.’
- Password: Your Telstra email account password - REMEMBER it’s case sensitive.
Other settings to check
Make sure ‘Outgoing server requires authentication' is ticked.
POP settings
Account type
Account type: POP3
Incoming server details
- Incoming server address: pop.telstra.com
- Incoming server port: 995
- Encrypted connection: SSL
Outgoing server details
- Outgoing server address: smtp.telstra.com
- Outgoing server port: 465 (recommended) or 587
- Authentication: Yes
- Encrypted connection: SSL/TLS on port 465 (recommended) or STARTTLS on port 587
Username & Password
- Username: Your Telstra email address - ending in ‘@bigpond.com’, ‘@bigpond.net.au’ or ‘@telstra.com.’
- Password: Your Telstra email account password – REMEMBER it’s case sensitive.
Other settings to check:
Make sure ‘Outgoing server requires authentication' is ticked.
Old BigPond settings
Please note these settings are for older BigPond Email accounts.
Account type
Account type: POP3
Incoming server details:
- Incoming server address: mail.bigpond.com
- Incoming server port: 995
- Encrypted connection: SSL
Outgoing server details:
- Outgoing server address: mail.bigpond.com
- Outgoing server port: 465 (recommended) or 587
- Authentication: Yes
- Encrypted connection: With SSL encryption
Username & Password
- Username: Your Telstra email address - ending in ‘@bigpond.com’, ‘@bigpond.net.au’ or ‘@telstra.com.’
- Password: Your Telstra email account password - REMEMBER it’s case sensitive.
Other settings to check:
Make sure ‘Outgoing server requires authentication' is ticked.
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