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MailServerConnect[]

connects to your default incoming mail server.

MailServerConnect["server"]

connects to the specified incoming mail server "server".

MailServerConnect["server",userid]

connects using the specified user ID userid.

MailServerConnect["server",userid,password]

connects using userid and password.

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MailServerConnect

MailServerConnect[]

connects to your default incoming mail server.

MailServerConnect["server"]

connects to the specified incoming mail server "server".

MailServerConnect["server",userid]

connects using the specified user ID userid.

MailServerConnect["server",userid,password]

connects using userid and password.

Details and Options

Examples

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Basic Examples  (5)

Connect to a mail server, bringing up a dialog if needed:

Wolfram Language code: MailServerConnect[]

Connect to a mail server, using the MailSettings option:

Wolfram Language code: MailServerConnect[MailSettings -> <|"IncomingMailServer" -> <|"Host" -> "mail.wl.com", "Username" -> "bob"|>|>]

Connect to a mail server, specifying a server only:

Wolfram Language code: MailServerConnect["mail.wl.com"]

Connect to a mail server, specifying a "server" and userid:

Wolfram Language code: MailServerConnect["mail.wl.com", "bob"]

Connect to a mail server, specifying a "server", userid and password:

Wolfram Language code: MailServerConnect["mail.wl.com", "bob", "changeme"]

Options  (2)

MailSettings  (1)

Use MailSettings to specify credentials:

Wolfram Language code: MailServerConnect["mail.wl.com", MailSettings -> <|"Username" -> "bob", "Password" -> "changeme"|>]

Authentication  (1)

Specify authentication options:

Wolfram Language code: MailServerConnect["mail.wl.com", Authentication -> <|"Username" -> "alice", "Password" -> "changeme"|>]
Wolfram Research (2018), MailServerConnect, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MailServerConnect.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2018), MailServerConnect, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MailServerConnect.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2018. "MailServerConnect." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MailServerConnect.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2018). MailServerConnect. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MailServerConnect.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_mailserverconnect, author="Wolfram Research", title="{MailServerConnect}", year="2018", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MailServerConnect.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_mailserverconnect, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={MailServerConnect}, year={2018}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MailServerConnect.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}