Email parameters for gmail, hotmail, yahoo and bigpond

Step 1.

Cashbook - Go to Help > Email 

Stockbook - Go to Setup > Email Options

Step 2.

The settings for some of the common email providers are listed below

• Gmail
• Hotmail
• Outlook
• Optus
• Yahoo
• Telstra Mail (previously Bigpond)
• Activ8
• Office365
• Skymesh
• GoDaddy
• iiNet
• iiNet (Hosted Exchange mailboxes)
• Internode

If your email provider isn't listed, please contact the Practical Systems Support Team for assistance.

Step 3.

Send yourself a test email to ensure the settings are correct. 

Gmail

• Host: smtp.gmail.com
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: full email address. e.g. joeblow@gmail.com
• Password: If you have enabled 2-step verification, this is the App password. If you do not have 2-step verification enabled, this is your standard Google account password.
• Port: 587
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: TLS v1.2

Note that you may still have to modify settings on your Gmail account, depending on whether you are using 2-step authentication or not, and whether you have enabled the highest level of access security or not. For example, try the following web address: https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps

Hotmail/Outlook.com/Optuslive.net (and other MS Live email services)

• Host: smtp.live.com
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: full email address. e.g. joeblow@hotmail.com
• Port: 25 or 587
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: TLS v1.2

Yahoo / Xtra

• Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: The first part of your email address (i.e. the part before @)
• Port: 465 or 587
• Use TLS: Require TLS
• TLS Version:

Telstra Mail

• Host: smtp.telstra.com
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: full email address. e.g. joeblow@telstra.com, jowblow@bigpond.com
• Port: 465 or 587
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: SSL v3 or v23

Activ8

• Host: mail.activ8.net.au
• Authentication Type: Default
• Username: The first part of your email address (i.e. the part before @)
• Port: 25
• Use TLS: None

Office365

• Host: smtp.office365.com
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: full email address. e.g. joeblow@outlook.com
• Port: 587
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: TLS v1.2

Skymesh

• Host: mail.skymesh.com.au
• Authentication Type: Default
• Username: The first part of your email address (i.e. the part before @)
• Port: 465
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: SSL v3

GoDaddy

• Host: smtpout.secureserver.net
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: full email address
• Port: 465
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: SSL v3

iiNet Group

• Host: mail.iinet.net.au (also see this list for other supported host servers)
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: full email address e.g. joeblow@iinet.net.au
• Port: 587
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: SSL v3

iiNet (Hosted Exchange mailboxes)

• Host: smtpauth.exchange.iinet.net.au
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: full email address e.g. joeblow@exchange-demo.net.au
• Port: 587
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: SSL v3

Internode

• Host: mail.internode.on.net
• Authentication Type: SASL
• Username: Your Internode username. Do not include @internode.on.net.
• Port: 465
• Use TLS: Explicit TLS
• TLS Version: SSL v3