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How to Access Gawab.com via IMAP in Your Email Program or Mobile Device

By , About.com Guide

Gawab.com is sweet on the web and dandy. It is not, however, exactly the same as your desktop email program, or the swiftness you get from your cell phone's built-in email client.

Fortunately, your Gawab.com account is not only on the web but also in any email program that speaks IMAP. With Gawab.com IMAP, you get seamless access to your Inbox, and changes are automatically synced. Of course, you can also send mail through Gawab.com from your email program.

Access Gawab.com via IMAP in Your Email Program or Mobile Device

To set up IMAP access to your Gawab.com email account in any email program:

  • Create a new account in your email program with the following incoming (IMAP) and outgoing (SMTP) settings:
  • IMAP server: imap.gawab.com.
  • Port: 993.
  • Require SSL: Yes.
  • User name: your full Gawab.com email address.
    • Make sure you include the "@gawab.com" part.
  • Password: your Gawab.com password.
  • SMTP server: smtp.gawab.com.
  • Port: 587.
  • Require SSL/STARTTLS: Yes.
  • Require SMTP authentication: Yes.
  • User name: your complete Gawab.com email address
  • Password: your Gawab.com password.

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