Setup guide · · 1 min read

How to connect any other email.

Zoho, Fastmail, Yahoo, iCloud or your web host: connect any mailbox with its sending (SMTP) settings.

Before you start

You need your email address and a password for sending. Most providers want an app password instead of the one you sign in with:

  • Zoho Mail: your normal password, or an application-specific password if you use two-factor sign-in (Zoho Accounts, Security).
  • Fastmail: Settings, Privacy & Security, App passwords.
  • Yahoo Mail: Account security, Generate app password.
  • iCloud Mail: an app-specific password from appleid.apple.com.
  • Your web host or anything else: the SMTP server, port, username and password. They're usually on your host's email setup page.

Connect it

  1. In SnailReach, go to Settings, then Your setup.
  2. Under Mailbox, click Other email (SMTP).
  3. Pick your Email provider. For Zoho, Fastmail, Yahoo and iCloud, SnailReach fills in the server for you. For anything else, pick Other (enter the settings yourself) and type the SMTP server and Port.
  4. Enter the Email address you send from and the Password. Leave Username empty if it's your email address.
  5. Click Connect. SnailReach checks the server in a few seconds.

If something goes wrong

  • The password is refused. Most providers need an app password, not the one you sign in with. Make one (see above) and paste that.
  • Zoho with your own domain on a paid plan. The server is smtppro.zoho.com, not smtp.zoho.com.
  • Not sure which port. Use 465 if your provider lists it, otherwise 587.
  • On Gmail or Outlook? Their own guides are quicker: Gmail, Google Workspace or Outlook.

Still stuck? Email support@snailreach.com with a screenshot and we'll sort it out with you.

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