This article is valid for both new plans (purchased on or after June 2, 2026) and legacy Private Email plans (purchased before June 2, 2026).
It is possible to use the service just as ordinary email account and
configure mail client to retrieve and send messages through
Namecheap Private Email server.
Only encrypted connections are supported by our mail servers, so please use the following settings:
Username: your email address
Password: password for this email account
Incoming/outgoing servers name: mail.privateemail.com (please note that it should not be changed)
Incoming server type: IMAP or POP3
Incoming server (IMAP): 993 port for SSL, 143 for TLS/STARTTLS
Incoming server (POP3): 995 port for SSL
Outgoing server (SMTP): 465 port for SSL, 587 for TLS/STARTTLS
Outgoing server authentication should be switched on, SPA (secure
password authentication) must be disabled.
