How can I find out the outgoing mail server?

Answer by  fishy (1085)

The outgoing mail server will use simple mail transfer protocol or SMTP for short. You can contact your internet service provider and ask them for your outgoing SMTP server's name or address. This information can also be obtained by sending yourself an email and checking the originating server in the email header.

Answer by  Monivan (6)

To find out the outgoing or incoming mail server address you should go to the main site of your email service provider and click on help. Then ask for outgoing or incoming mail server address. All the email service provider has their own address. Example the incoming mail server of gmail is and out going mail server is .

Answer by  Vladimir112 (5)

In case of which mail service you use by this depends outgoing mail server. Usually mail server DNS name can by fiound in HELP section of mail service.

Answer by  Zazza (48)

This very much depends on where you are. If you are in a company you could try asking your local system administrator. In case you are at home, you might try calling the help desk of your internet service provider.

Answer by  salvi (148)

I can find outgoing mail server by contacting with the Internet Service Provider (ISP). This is because different ISPs have different outgoing mail server. So, you can take help from ISP help/support location. For outlook: Go to the tools then select account, click mail tab, select mail account and then click properties. Click server and find SMTP (Outgoing mail).

Answer by  allergictome (69)

One way to find the name of your outgoing mail server is to send an email message to yourself and check the message headers. You can also check Port 25.

Answer by  Liz59 (10966)

Well if you want to know where your mail is being sent, then all you have to do is go to the outlook express and see where it is being sent. The i.p. address will be located there and from there you will see where the emails are being sent.

Answer by  gheesh (59)

The only way to do this is to ask you Internet Service Provider or network administrator, as this information cannot be automatically discovered.

Answer by  AvrilBey (474)

Your Internet service provider, email server provider, or email account provider should provide all details on the outgoing mail server. If this is not the case, but you have access to a connected client software such as Thunderbird or Evolution, those settings should be in that programs settings menu.

Answer by  kumar43 (26)

By contacting your ISP (Internet Service Protocol). ISP provide their outgoing mail server in the Help/Support sections of their websites.