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## Authorizing accounts ## Authorizing accounts
For support on authorizing an account you should consult the documentation of your provider. For support on authorizing an account you should consult the documentation of your provider.
Mostly searching for *IMAP* and the name of the provider is sufficient to find the right documentation. Searching for *IMAP* and the name of the provider is mostly sufficient to find the right documentation.
To setup an account you need the IMAP and SMTP server addresses and port numbers,
whether STARTTLS should be used and your username and password.
In some cases you'll need to enable external access to your account and/or to use a special (app) password,
for instance when two factor authentication is enabled.
For:
* Gmail / G suite: see [question 6](#user-content-faq6) * Gmail / G suite: see [question 6](#user-content-faq6)
* Outlook: see [question 14](#user-content-faq14) * Outlook: see [question 14](#user-content-faq14)
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X-Google-Original-From: Somebody <somebody+extra@example.org> X-Google-Original-From: Somebody <somebody+extra@example.org>
``` ```
This means that the edited sender address was automatically being replaced by a validated address before sending the message. This means that the edited sender address was automatically replaced by a validated address before sending the message.
Note that this is independent of receiving messages. Note that this is independent of receiving messages.

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Enter the domain name, for example *gmail.com* and tap *Get settings*. Enter the domain name, for example *gmail.com* and tap *Get settings*.
If your provider supports [auto-discovery](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6186), FairEmail will fill in the host name and port number, If your provider supports [auto-discovery](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6186), FairEmail will fill in the host name and port number,
else check the setup instructions of your provider for the right IMAP host name and port number. else check the setup instructions of your provider for the right IMAP host name and port number.
For more about this, please see [here](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#authorizing-accounts).
## Identity - to send email ## Identity - to send email