Etisalat UAE IMAP, POP3 and SMTP Email Settings ( 2020 Updated )

Today I faced a challenge with finding the Etisalat UAE email settings. After hours of trial and error, I managed to validate the following settings.

If you have a different setting that works fine please share it in the comments section for the fellow readers.

The following settings can be used to set up your Etisalat email account on Outlook, Thunderbird, Android Mail, Apple Mail, or any other email client that supports IMAP or POP3 and SMTP.

Etisalat UAE IMAP Settings (Incoming)

Encrypted (Secured)

IMAP Host/Server name: apmail.emirates.net.ae or exmail.emirates.net.ae
IMAP Port: 993
IMAP Type of Encryption: SSL
IMAP Username: [email protected]
IMAP Password: password of the email

Unencrypted

IMAP Host/Server name: apmail.emirates.net.ae or exmail.emirates.net.ae
IMAP Port: 143
IMAP Type of Encryption: None
IMAP Username: [email protected]
IMAP Password: password of the email

Etisalat UAE POP3 Settings (Incoming)

POP3 (Post Office Protocol V3) by default removes the fetched email from the server unless specifically instructed not to do it.

Therefore, don’t forget to enable this in your client unless you want to keep the server inbox clean.

In windows, you can do this by enabling “Leave a copy of message on the server” under Advanced section of the E-mail settings page 

Leave a copy of message on the server

Encrypted (Secured)

POP3 Host/Server name: apmail.emirates.net.ae
POP3 Port: 995
POP3 Type of Encryption: SSL
POP3 Username: [email protected]
POP3 Password: password of the email

Unencrypted

POP3 Host/Server name: apmail.emirates.net.ae or mailv.emirates.net.ae
POP3 Port: 110
POP3 Type of Encryption: None
POP3 Username: [email protected]

Etisalat UAE SMTP Settings (Outgoing)

Encrypted (Secured)

SMTP Host/Server name: apmail.emirates.net.ae or exmail.emirates.net.ae
SMPT Port: 465
SMTP Type of Encryption: SSL
SMTP Username: [email protected]
SMTP Password: password of the email

Note: You should set outgoing server requires authentication to YES

Enable outgoing server authentication

Unencrypted

SMTP Host/Server name: apmail.emirates.net.ae or exmail.emirates.net.ae
SMPT Port: 25
SMTP Type of Encryption: None
SMTP Username: [email protected]
SMTP Password: password of the email

Note: You should set Outgoing server requires authentication to YES

Bonus Settings

The following setting is some optional settings I use based on my experience.

Server Timeout: 4 Minutes
Purge items when switching folders while online (IMAP Only): YES

Server timeout and purge items when folder switch

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