What are my Private Email IMAP settings?

IMAP is mail.privateemail.com on port 993 (SSL); SMTP is mail.privateemail.com on port 465. Filled in automatically.

Do I need an app password?

No. Your normal Private Email password works over IMAP.

Does the calendar work?

Yes. Private Email runs CalDAV; we auto-discover it on connect so events are readable and creatable.

Connect your Namecheap Private Email email to Claude & ChatGPT

Private Email, the mailbox bundled with Namecheap domains, is clean IMAP with CalDAV on top. No OAuth for assistants, so anymailmcp.com does the connecting.

Get started Setup guide

Server settings (auto-detected)

IMAP: mail.privateemail.com:993
SMTP: mail.privateemail.com:465
Encryption: SSL/TLS

Calendar: yes

Private Email exposes CalDAV, so your calendar attaches on connect and your assistant can read and create events.

Before you start

What you need

Your Private Email address and password

The credentials you use at privateemail.com webmail; the username is your full address.

IMAP enabled (default)

Private Email accepts IMAP out of the box.

Set it up in your AI

Your Namecheap inbox, inside your assistant

Read and triage your Namecheap mail, draft replies and manage your calendar, straight from the chat you already use. It takes about a minute to connect.

Open Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai.
Click Add custom connector and paste the URL below.
Click Connect, then sign in with your email (we send you a magic link). You add your mailbox from your profile afterwards.

https://anymailmcp.com/mcp