Email server settings
Portland State University Mail SMTP, IMAP & POP3 settings
Use these settings to add your Portland State University Mail account (pdx.edu) to Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, your phone or any app that sends email over SMTP.
Incoming mail
IMAP
- Server
- psumail.
pdx. edu - Port
- 993
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Encrypted password
- Server
- psumail.
pdx. edu - Port
- 587
- Security
- STARTTLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Encrypted password
Outgoing mail
SMTP
- Server
- mailhost.
pdx. edu - Port
- 465
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Encrypted password
- Server
- mailhost.
pdx. edu - Port
- 587
- Security
- STARTTLS
- User name
- full email address
- Authentication
- Encrypted password
How to set up Portland State University Mail in a mail app
- Choose add account → manual setup (or “other account”) in your mail app.
- Enter your full Portland State University Mail address and password.
- Pick IMAP for incoming mail and enter the server, port and security from the table above.
- Enter the SMTP server for outgoing mail (mailhost.pdx.edu, port 465) and enable authentication with the same login.
If the login keeps failing, check that IMAP/POP access is enabled in the Portland State University Mail web settings, and use an app password if your account uses two-step verification.
Settings from the Mozilla Thunderbird ISP database (MPL 2.0), which mail clients use for automatic setup.
Portland State University Mail settings: FAQ
What is the Portland State University Mail SMTP server?
What are the Portland State University Mail IMAP settings?
Why does my Portland State University Mail login fail in a mail app?
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{
"email": "support@emailvalidation.io",
"user": "support",
"tag": "",
"domain": "emailvalidation.io",
"format_valid": true,
"mx_found": true,
"smtp_check": true,
"catch_all": null,
"role": true,
"disposable": false,
"free": false,
"score": 0.64,
"state": "deliverable",
"reason": "low_quality",
"did_you_mean": "",
"catch_all_resolution": null,
"bounce_probability": null,
"status": "valid",
"sub_status": "role_based",
"explanation": "The mailbox exists, but it is a role address (such as info@ or support@), usually read by a team rather than one person.",
"recommended_action": "send_with_caution"
}