Open the Mail app on your Windows PC and select "+ Add Account".
Next, at the bottom of "Choose an account" select "Advanced setup".
On the "Advanced setup" window select "Internet email — POP or IMAP accounts that let you view your email in a web browser".
Next, you will want to want to enter the following information:
- Email Address: Your full Pobox email address, or your full personal domain address.
- User name: Your forwarding address
- Password: Your forwarding address password
- If you are using 2-step verification you need to use an application specific password.
- Account name: The name you would like you Mail account to be called.
- Sending your message using this name: This is the name that will show in the message headers when your message is received by the recipient.
- Incoming server: Incoming server of your forwarding address
- Account type: IMAP4
- Outgoing (SMTP) Email Server: Enter smtp.pobox.com
- Outgoing server requires authentication: Keep box checked.
- Use the same username and password for sending email: Uncheck this box
- Outgoing server username: Your full Pobox email address, or your full personal domain address.
- Outgoing server password: This will be your Pobox.com password, or your application specific password.
- If you are using 2-step verification you need to use an application specific password.
- Outgoing server password: This will be your Pobox.com password, or your application specific password.
- Require SSL for incoming email: Keep box checked.
- Require SSL for outgoing email: Keep box checked.
After filling out the information, click "Sign in"
If everything was input correctly, the next screen will say "All done!". You can then click "Done" at the bottom of the winder to finish your Mail app setup.
If you experience any problems configuring your Mail app, please contact customer support at pobox@pobox.com.