How to set up Fastmail.com for your iPad/iPhone

History of Fastmail.com:

Fastmail is an email hosting company based in Melbourne, Australia. In addition to its Fastmail-branded services, the company also operates Topicbox, a mailing list service, and Pobox, an email service it acquired in 2015. The company was acquired by Opera Software in 2010 but became independent again in 2013 through a staff buyout. Its servers are located in Bridgewater, New Jersey and Seattle, Washington. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastmail

Setting up Fastmail.com:

Mail may find your configuration itself and complete setting up your account. Follow the following steps to try:

1. Open Settings, then Mail, and click Accounts
2. Click Add Account > Other, and tap Add Mail Account
3. Type your name, your email address, your password and a description for your account
4. Tap Next. Mail will try and find the mail parameters and complete your account setup. If Mail finds the e-mail parameter, tap Done to complete your account setup.

If Mail couldn't find your e-mail parameters, it means that you need to enter them yourself. You will find the table below useful:

Incoming E-mail (IMAP) Setup

Outgoing E-mail Setup (via SMTP)

Tap Next, then follow these steps:

1. Choose either IMAP or POP If you don't know which one to select, contact Fastmail.com.
2. Type the required information (You might refer to the table above) for Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server. Then tap Next
3. If the email setup is correct, tap Save to finish . If your mail configuration is incorrect, you'll be asked to edit the configuration.
4. If you still aren't able to set up the e-mail account, or save your e-mail settings, contact Fastmail.com.