ASMTPOutgoing email, sorted

Set up ASMTP on iPhone and iPad

The settings you will need

SettingValue
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)smtp.asmtp.com
Port587 with STARTTLS (recommended), or 465 with SSL/TLS, or 2525 with STARTTLS
EncryptionSTARTTLS on 587 and 2525, SSL/TLS on 465
AuthenticationYes. Normal password.
UsernameThe login name from your ASMTP customer area (it looks like abc123-1)
PasswordThe password shown when the login was created. It is not your website password.
Incoming mailLeave as it is. ASMTP only handles outgoing mail.

If your provider blocks port 587 as well as 25, try 465, then 2525.

  1. Open Settings. Scroll to Mail (on older versions: Mail, then Accounts, or Passwords and Accounts).
  2. Tap Accounts, then tap the account you want to send through ASMTP.
  3. Tap the account name or email address at the top, then tap SMTP under Outgoing Mail Server.
  4. Tap "Add Server" under Other SMTP Servers.
  5. Enter:
    • Host Name: smtp.asmtp.com
    • User Name: your ASMTP username
    • Password: your ASMTP password
  6. Tap Save. The iPhone will check the settings. Once it has, tap the new server to open it and confirm:
    • Use SSL: on
    • Authentication: Password
    • Server Port: 587
  7. Go back. Under Primary Server, tap the old server and switch it off, so ASMTP is used.
  8. Send yourself a test message from the Mail app.

Note: this only works for accounts set up as IMAP or POP (most business and hosted mailboxes). For iCloud, Gmail, Outlook.com and Yahoo accounts, Apple does not allow a different outgoing server.

Trouble?

  • "Cannot connect using SSL": try port 465 with Use SSL on.
  • The server saves but sending fails: check the From address in the message is one you have verified with us.