This tutorial will help you to configure The Bat! email client for your Namecheap Private Email account.
NOTE: before setting up email account this way, please make sure you already have a
created email account in cPanel.
In order to set up your email account in The Bat! email client, follow the instructions below:
1. Run The Bat! application, go to Account menu and click New:
![](https://Namecheap.simplekb.com/SiteContents/2-7C22D5236A4543EB827F3BD8936E153E/media/batcpanel1.png)
2. Enter the following settings into the corresponding fields:
Your full name: the name of your account in The Bat!
E-mail address: your full email address
Organization (if any): organization name
Password: your email account password
NOTE: if this is your first email account setup in The Bat! you will be forwarded to this window at once.
![](https://Namecheap.simplekb.com/SiteContents/2-7C22D5236A4543EB827F3BD8936E153E/media/batcpanel2.png)
Once done click OK or Advanced.
3. Make sure you have inserted the following settings into the corresponding fields:
Outgoing (SMTP) server address: server your account is hosted on
Connection type (one of the following settings):
- Secure to dedicated port (TLS): port 465
- Secure to regular port (STARTTLS): port 587
- Regular (non-secure): port 25
My SMTP server requires authentication for sending mail should be checked.
Incoming mail server address: server your account is hosted on
Connection type (one of the following settings):
- Secure to dedicated port (TLS): 993 for IMAP, 995 for POP3
- Regular (non-secure): 143 for IMAP, 110 for POP3
User name: your full email address
Do not forget to select the corresponding protocol you wish your email account to be configured via IMAP or POP3:
![](https://Namecheap.simplekb.com/SiteContents/2-7C22D5236A4543EB827F3BD8936E153E/media/batcpanel3.png)
Once done click OK.
That's it!
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