Which two settings are correct for an email address ending in @iCloud.com?

An email address ending in @iCloud.com is typically associated with Apple's iCloud email service, which primarily uses the IMAP protocol for incoming mail. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) allows users to access their email from multiple devices while keeping the emails synchronized. This means that actions such as reading, deleting, or moving messages are reflected across all devices. Thus, selecting IMAP as the incoming mail server account type is the correct setting for accessing an iCloud email account.

As for the outgoing mail server settings, iCloud uses port 587 for sending emails securely via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). This port is designed to work with TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption, which enhances security during the transmission of emails. Hence, while the selection of IMAP is correct for incoming mail, the appropriate outgoing SMTP port for iCloud is 587, which ensures that your outgoing messages are sent securely.

The choice of POP, while a valid method for receiving emails, does not provide the same level of synchronization across devices that IMAP offers, and is generally not recommended for managing iCloud accounts. Similarly, port 25 is commonly used for SMTP but is not suited for secure outgoing mail as provided by iCloud. Therefore, the most relevant