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BT Internet email settings for Outlook

On this page you find the BT Internet mail settings for Outlook. Follow the step-by-step Outlook guide or use the settings overview with the imap and pop3 server email settings for BT Internet.

Mail settings BT Internet

POP / IMAP imap
Incoming server mail.btinternet.com
Incoming port 993
SSl (security) incoming ssl
Outgoing server mail.btinternet.com
Outgoing port 587
Requires sign-in yes

Outlook guide to setup BT Internet mail

1 Start Outlook, click the File tab and click in the category information Account Settings

2 Click in the tab Email on New.

3 Switch on Server Settings and click Next.

4 Select Internet Email Addresses, click Next and enter the following data among user data:

Your name: Your full name.
Email Address: your BT Internet email address.

5 In the box Type Account below Server Information, select imap and fill out the following information:

Incoming e-mail: mail.btinternet.com
Incoming port: 993

Outgoing e-mail: mail.btinternet.com
Outgoing port: 587

6 Under Login Information fill in the following settings:

E-mail: your BT Internet email-adress
Password: your BT Internet email-password

Login with security: ssl

7 Click on Test Account Settings. If all goes well, click next and then finish.

Question and Answer

Have a question regarding your Outlook email setup or think you can help other BT Internet users out? Please comment below!

  • As above, these instructions don't work!

    3 months ago

  • I cannot get my btinternet email address to work using these instructions, please can you update this! I am using office 365

    3 months ago

  • The instructions to add to Outlook do not work

    3 months ago

  • I can access outlook from my account from my computer,hqwever my partner is having problems her outlook is not recognising her password . her address is :lizpauer@btopenworld.com.

    5 months ago

  • I have been accessing email via windows using my btinternet address for some years. Suddenly on May 12th mid afternoon they froze it with a little stripe cross the top of the screen saying they could not access it. Don't know why, their website is very poorly organised and not user friendly..

    9 months ago

  • My email is a btconnect one. Settings in this article are for btinternet

    1 year ago

  • My email is a btconnect one. Settings in this article are for btinternet

    1 year ago

  • I am trying to set up a new email address (hughes.obm@btinternet.com) in Outlook on a number of devices. I have followed the instructions in email Account Settings (though they differ from the ones given on this website) but am receiving the response that the incoming server cannot be found. I have had the same response in both POP and IMAP. Please advise

    1 year ago

  • Imap.btinternet.com or mail.btinternet.com Smtp.btinternet.com or mail.btinternet.com Imap and smtp userid is your email address and password you use for your email

    1 year ago

  • If you are using an e-mail app you need to login using a PC every 6 months or account will stop working.

    1 year ago