How to Access Yandex.Mail in Outlook as an IMAP Account

 

With Yandex.Mail set up as an IMAP account in Outlook, you can access all your folders and emails in the desktop email program.

Why Use a Browser for Yandex.Mail If You Can Have Outlook?

Next to a browser, Outlook is always open on your computer for its calendar, task management and email prowess. Why then also open Yandex.Mail in that browser with its comparatively limited email capabilities? Why do that when you can also get almost all of Yandex.Mail in Outlook?

Using IMAP to connect to a Yandex.Mail account, Outlook will not only pick up new emails you receive at the Yandex.Mail address for you to read, you can also reply using that address, of course, and send new messages; your sent emails will appear in your online Sent folder, and the folders you have created in Yandex.Mail on the web will show up in Outlook for you to use.

If you move or delete messages here or there, your actions will synchronize automatically. (Note that among the things Yandex.Mail offers on the web that will not sync are its labels.)

Access Yandex.Mail in Outlook as an IMAP Account (Automatic Setup)

To add a Yandex.Mail Account to Outlook Using IMAP:

• Click FILE in Outlook Mail.
• Go to the Info category.
• Click Add Account under Account Information.
• Make sure E-mail Account is selected under Auto Account Setup.
• Type your name—or what you want to appear as the sender when you send messages using the Yandex.Mail account from Outlook—under Your Name:.
• Enter your Yandex.Mail email address under E-mail Address:.
• Now type your Yandex.Mail password under Password:.

• Type the password again under Retype Password:.
• Click Next >.
• Now click Finish.
  • If automatic detection of Yandex.Mail settings does not work, see below for manual configuration.
   

Access Yandex.Mail in Outlook as an IMAP Account (Manual Setup)

To set up a Yandex.Mail account in Outlook using manual configuration:

• Click FILE in Outlook.
• Open the Info section.
• Click Add Account under Account Information.
• Make sure Manual setup or additional server types is selected under Auto Account Setup.
• Click Next >.
• Make sure POP or IMAP is selected under Choose Service.
• Click Next > again.
• In the User Information section:
  • Enter your name—for the From: line—under Your Name:.
  • Enter your full Yandex.Mail email address under Email Address:.
• In the Server Information section:
  • Make sure IMAP is selected under Account Type:.
  • Type "imap.yandex.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming mail server:.
  • Now type "smtp.yandex.com" (again excluding the quotation marks) under Outgoing mail server (SMTP):.
• In the Logon Information section:
  • Verify your Yandex.Mail user name has been entered under User name.
    • You can also enter your full Yandex.Mail email address under User name:.
  • Type your Yandex.Mail password under Password:.
• To have Outlook keep all mail (as copies) locally on the computer:
  • Make sure All is selected under Mail to keep offline:.
    • You can also choose to keep the default of 3 months' worth of mail, of course, or pick a different timeframe.
• Click More Settings….
• Go to the Outgoing Server tab.
• Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.
• Now make sure Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.
• Go to the Advanced tab.
• In the Server Port Numbers section:
  • Make sure TLS is selected under Use the following type of encrypted connection: for Incoming server (IMAP):.
  • Verify 143 is entered under Incoming server (IMAP):.
  • Make sure TLS is also selected under Use the following type of encrypted connection: for Outgoing server (SMTP):
  • Verify 25 is entered under Outgoing server (SMTP):.
• Click OK.
• Now click Next >.
• Click Close in the Test Account Settings window.
• Click Finish.
  If you move or delete messages here or there, your actions will synchronize automatically. (Note that among the things Yandex.Mail offers on the web that will not sync are its labels.)
  
  

  Access Yandex.Mail in Outlook as an IMAP Account (Automatic Setup)

  To add a Yandex.Mail Account to Outlook Using IMAP:
• Click FILE in Outlook Mail.
• Go to the Info category.
• Click Add Account under Account Information.
• Make sure E-mail Account is selected under Auto Account Setup.
• Type your name—or what you want to appear as the sender when you send messages using the Yandex.Mail account from Outlook—under Your Name:.
• Enter your Yandex.Mail email address under E-mail Address:.
• Now type your Yandex.Mail password under Password:.

• Type the password again under Retype Password:.
• Click Next >.
• Now click Finish.
  • If automatic detection of Yandex.Mail settings does not work, see below for manual configuration.
   

Access Yandex.Mail in Outlook as an IMAP Account (Manual Setup)

To set up a Yandex.Mail account in Outlook using manual configuration:

• Click FILE in Outlook.
• Open the Info section.
• Click Add Account under Account Information.
• Make sure Manual setup or additional server types is selected under Auto Account Setup.
• Click Next >.
• Make sure POP or IMAP is selected under Choose Service.
• Click Next > again.
• In the User Information section:
  • Enter your name—for the From: line—under Your Name:.
  • Enter your full Yandex.Mail email address under Email Address:.
• In the Server Information section:
  • Make sure IMAP is selected under Account Type:.
  • Type "imap.yandex.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming mail server:.
  • Now type "smtp.yandex.com" (again excluding the quotation marks) under Outgoing mail server (SMTP):.
• In the Logon Information section:
  • Verify your Yandex.Mail user name has been entered under User name.
    • You can also enter your full Yandex.Mail email address under User name:.
  • Type your Yandex.Mail password under Password:.
• To have Outlook keep all mail (as copies) locally on the computer:
  • Make sure All is selected under Mail to keep offline:.
    • You can also choose to keep the default of 3 months' worth of mail, of course, or pick a different timeframe.
• Click More Settings….
• Go to the Outgoing Server tab.
• Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.
• Now make sure Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.
• Go to the Advanced tab.
• In the Server Port Numbers section:
  • Make sure TLS is selected under Use the following type of encrypted connection: for Incoming server (IMAP):.
  • Verify 143 is entered under Incoming server (IMAP):.
  • Make sure TLS is also selected under Use the following type of encrypted connection: for Outgoing server (SMTP):
  • Verify 25 is entered under Outgoing server (SMTP):.
• Click OK.
• Now click Next >.
• Click Close in the Test Account Settings window.
• Click Finish.

By Heinz Tschabitscher

Email Expert