Bellsouth Email Not Working on Outlook? Try These

Bellsouth Email is a top-notch email service provider, which comes equipped with all the newest features and technologies of the market. It has a user-friendly interface, which enhances its convenience, which in turn contributes to its growing popularity among users all around the world. It has seen tremendous growth in its number of users as a result of its recent collaboration with gigantic telecom service provider AT&T. However, recently there have been reports of Bellsouth Email not working properly on the outlook. There are multiple possibilities behind it, which are:

• Incorrect IMAP/POP and SMTP server settings for Outlook;
• Bellsouth email service is down;
• An antivirus or firewall setting is interfering with some functions;
• Extensions or add-ons are hindering the operation of Outlook; and
• Wrongly executed steps of configuring Bellsouth.net email

Now that you know the possibilities, let us walk you through the methods that you should undertake when you face the Bellsouth email not working error.

 

Cross Check the Bellsouth Email Settings on Outlook -

Server settings are of prime importance in the functioning of third party email clients on outlook. The settings need to be on spot to ensure a smooth functioning. Here are what your settings should look like:

• Open your Outlook account and click on the option “Add account” under the “File” tab;
• Now choose the option of “Manual Configuration”;
• Next, click on POP and IMAP settings and proceed with the process, here the user needs to provide the “Name” and “Email ID” for the account;
• If you prefer using the “POP3” account, they need to configure the incoming server as inbound.att.net, and the outgoing server as outbound.att.net;
• Now you need to set the incoming server port as 995, and outgoing server port as 465; and
• Once done, you need to save changes and check whether the issue is resolved or not.

 

Run Outlook in Safe Mode -

To run Outlook in safe mode, you need to:

• Open the “Run” function, the easiest way to do it is by using the “Windows + R” shortcut key;
• Now, enter “Outlook/safe mode” in the Run dialog box; and
• Once done, hit on the “Enter” key.

This should resolve the issue with Bellsouth email.

 

Change Email Password/Create a Secure Mail Key -

The first thing to do here is change the email password of your Bellsouth account and try to login again. If this doesn’t resolve the issue then you should create a secure mail key by:

• Opening the profile page of BellSouth email and then click on the login information tab;
• Next, you should select the BellSouth email account for which you want to create a secure key;
• Up next, click on “Manage Secure Mail Keys” setting option;
• Now, click on “Add Secure Email Key” option and click on “Create Secure Key” to add it; finally
• Click on the OK button.

 

Check Status of Bellsouth Server -

It is possible that there is a server outage from the side of Bellsouth. In a situation like this there is no other option but to wait. To know whether this is the issue or not, you can check the site downdetector.in, outage.report, or downforeveryoneorjustme.com.

 

Temporarily Disable Anti-Virus, or Firewall -

The antivirus that you have installed might be interfering with the smooth functioning of Outlook. So to bypass it, open your antivirus and then disable it. You can also switch off your firewall from the Control Panel of your system.

 

Remove and Re-Add Your Bellsouth Account -

To remove your Bellsouth account:

• Open Outlook, then click on “File”;
• Then select the “Account Settings” option, and go to “Manage Profiles”;
• Here you need to locate the “Show Profiles” option, where you can find the Bellsouth account; then
• Right click on the account, and then click on the “Remove” button.

To re-add Bellsouth account:

• Open “Account Settings”, and click on the “Email Tab”;
• Now select the “Manual setup or additional server types” option from the “Add New Account” wizard box;
• Now click on the “Next” button and reach the “Choose Service” page;
• Choose the “Internet Email” option and hit the “Next” button to open “Internet Email Settings” window;
• Enter the above mentioned details, and click on “Test Account Settings”;
• Click on “Done”.

 

As you can see, there can be a large number of solutions to the Bellsouth email not working error. If you any day face this issue, then don’t panic and try the aforementioned solutions instead. You can resume work once you’ve rectified the glitch.