Basic Authentication with POP/IMAP is deprecated and no longer available on the NHSmail Shared Tenant. Although Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is still supported, we recommend switching to another protocol as it may be deprecated in the near future. Please follow the guidance – https://support.nhs.net/article-categories/basic-authentication-deprecation/ for more details and process on switching to Modern authentication.
Click Admin in the navigation bar at the top of the screen and select User Management from the drop down menu
Use the search box to find the account you wish to edit
Refer to the Searching for an Entry section for more information
Click on the user’s Display Name to open the User Details Page
From the User Details Page, click the SMTP button in the Actions box
To enable
Click Enable
The following message will be displayed:
Click Update at the bottom of the page
To disable SMTP
Click Disable
The following message will be displayed:
Click Update at the bottom of the page.
Guidance on how to connect your application to NHSmail can be found in the Applications Guide.
| Last Reviewed Date | 25/01/2024 |
