How to set up fastmail.com.au for an iPad/iPhone

History of fastmail.com.au

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.au

It is possible that Mail will find the e-mail settings itself and complete setting up your account. Apply the following steps first in order to try:

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

If the Mail app can't automatically set up your account, then you need to enter them manually. We think you may find the following information useful:

Configuration Needed for Receiving Email via IMAP

Outgoing Mail Server Settings (using SMTP)

Tap Next, then follow these steps:

1. Choose IMAP or POP for your new account. If you are not sure which one to opt for, contact fastmail.com.au
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 your mail settings are correct, click Save to finish . If your email configuration is incorrect, Mail will ask you to modify the configuration.
4. If you still are not able to set up the account or save your settings, contact your provider.