Email server settings
CenturyTel.net SMTP, IMAP & POP3 settings
Use these settings to add your CenturyTel.net account (centurytel.net, clds.net, coastalnow.net …) to Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, your phone or any app that sends email over SMTP.
Incoming mail
POP3
- Server
- pop.centurytel.net
- Port
- 995
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Normal password
Outgoing mail
SMTP
- Server
- smtpauth.centurytel.net
- Port
- 587
- Security
- STARTTLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Normal password
How to set up CenturyTel.net in a mail app
- Choose add account → manual setup (or "other account") in your mail app.
- Enter your full CenturyTel.net email address and password.
- Pick POP3 for incoming mail and enter the server, port and security from the table above.
- Enter the SMTP server for outgoing mail (smtpauth.centurytel.net, port 587) and enable authentication with the same login.
If the login keeps failing, enable IMAP/POP access in the CenturyTel.net web settings and use an app password if your account uses two-step verification.
Email domains using these settings
centurytel.net, clds.net, coastalnow.net, cochill.net, cswnet.com, emadisonriver.com, emadisonriver.net, gallatinriver.net, grics.net, gulftel.com, madisonriver.biz, mebtel.net.
Settings from the Mozilla Thunderbird ISP database (MPL 2.0), which mail clients use for automatic setup.
CenturyTel.net email settings: FAQ
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{
"email": "name@centurytel.net",
"domain": "centurytel.net",
"mx_found": true,
"smtp_check": …,
"free": …,
"disposable": false,
"state": "…"
}