How does the Send from your own address screen work in Jimani?

Answer

On this screen you connect your own email address, so that confirmations, reminders, invoices and newsletters are sent from that address. At the top is the Status; below it you choose an address and a way of connecting in two steps. The screen only exists if the add-on Send from your own address is turned on (€10 per month).

Where to find it

Settings > Communication > Email, tab Send from your own address (/EigenAfzender)

Explanation

Without a connection, the Status block says that emails are sent from noreply@jimani.nl, with replies going to the address of your business. The block then shows the status of your connection: waiting for DNS records, connected or revoked. If sending from your own address fails once, the email still goes out via Jimani, with replies going to your business. A Last message at the bottom of the Status block shows the last error message with date and time. You find the steps in How can I send email from my own email address?.

Buttons and settings

Name	What it does	When you use it	Note
Email address	The address you want to send from	Step 1. Which email address do you want to send from?	By default the address of your business; for example info@yourbusiness.nl
Sender name	The name in your guest's inbox	Step 1	Maximum 100 characters; empty = the name of your business
Continue	Checks where the address is managed and shows the routes	After entering the address	Jimani says who manages the address, for example Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 or your own provider
Verify your own domain	Route with three DNS records, marked as recommended for your own domain	For an address on your own domain	Turned off for a free address such as gmail.com
Create the DNS records	Creates the three records and shows them	After choosing Verify your own domain	You add them to your domain yourself
Check	Checks whether the DNS records are correct	After the records are in place	Can take a few hours after adding them
Let your web developer do it, Send the records	Emails the records to your web developer's address	If someone else manages your domain	Without an address: Enter your web developer's email address.
Type, Name (host), Value, Status	The columns of the DNS table; Status shows correct or not yet	When adding the records	Copy with the copy icon; no dot at the end of a CNAME, proxy (Cloudflare) off
Own mail server (SMTP), Enter details	Route with the details of your mailbox	If you cannot add DNS records	With Google and Microsoft often with an app password
Outgoing mail server	The server through which the email goes	With SMTP	Suggested by Jimani based on your provider
Port	The port of the server	With SMTP	Usually 587
Username	The login of the mailbox	With SMTP	Usually your email address; empty = the address above
Password	The password or app password	With SMTP	Saved; leaving it empty = no change
Test connection and link	Tests the connection with a real test email and connects	After entering the details	Only saved on success
Connect with Google or Microsoft, Google, Microsoft	Log in with your account	For an address at Google or Microsoft (also gmail.com and outlook.com)	If it says "Not available yet", that connection has not been set up
Test email	Sends a test email from your own address	After connecting	The message shows whether it really went from your own address
Reconnect	Takes you back to logging in with the same provider	If the connection has been revoked or has expired	Until then emails go via Jimani
Disconnect	Removes the connection	If you want to send via Jimani again	Jimani first asks for confirmation
Start over	Resets the pending connection	If you are waiting for DNS records and want something else	Emails go via Jimani in the meantime

Messages

Message	What it means	What you do
Start at step 1 first.	You clicked Check or Send the records without DNS records having been created	First enter an address and create the DNS records
{0} is managed by {1}.	Jimani has recognized where the address is hosted (for example: info@yourbusiness.nl is managed by Google Workspace)	Choose the recommended route
An address from {0} is not yours but the provider's; you cannot verify that. Use an address on your own domain, or connect your own mail server.	You chose Verify your own domain for a free address	Use SMTP or log in with Google or Microsoft
{0} is an address from {1}: that domain is not yours, so verifying is not possible. Connect your mailbox with the details of your mail server.	A free address; logging in has not been set up	Choose Own mail server (SMTP)
{0} is an address from {1}: that domain is not yours, so verifying is not possible. Connect with your {2} account or with the details of your mail server.	A free address; logging in is possible	Choose Google or Microsoft or SMTP
your own provider	What Jimani fills in if the address is not at Google or Microsoft	-
DNS records for sending from {0}	Subject of the email to your web developer, and the heading of the DNS block	-
Hello, {0} wants to send email from {1} via Jimani. Would you like to add these three DNS records to the domain {2}?	Start of the email to your web developer	-
For a CNAME, do not put a dot at the end, and keep 'proxy' (Cloudflare) turned off. After that the business can click Check in Jimani.	End of the email to your web developer	-
Name (host)	Column heading in the email to your web developer	-
Sent to {0}	The email with DNS records has been sent	Ask your web developer to add them
Sending failed.	The email to your web developer did not arrive, or the test email could not be sent	Try again
Creating it failed.	The DNS records could not be created	Try again
Enter the server and the port (usually 587).	Server or port is missing for SMTP	Enter both
Enter the password.	No password is known yet	Enter the password or app password
This mail server cannot be reached from the internet. Enter your provider's server.	The address of the server is not public	Use your provider's server
Test email: sending from your own address	Subject of the test email with SMTP	-
This email comes through your own mail server. Connecting worked.	Text of that test email	-
Success: there's a test email in {0}. All emails are now sent from {1}.	SMTP connected	Check your inbox for the test email
Your address hasn't been verified yet.	A test email is not possible before the address is verified	First finish the connection
There is no email address to send the test email to.	There is no address for the test email	Log in with an email address
Test email from {0}	Subject of the test email with your business name	-
This email was sent from {0}, just like all your confirmations, reminders and invoices will be.	Text of that test email	-
The connection has been revoked. Reconnect; until then emails go via Jimani.	Access to Google or Microsoft has been revoked or has expired	Click Reconnect
Disconnect? Emails will then go via Jimani again, with replies going to your business.	Question on Disconnect	Confirm with Disconnect or choose Cancel
Disconnected. Emails go via Jimani again, with replies going to your business.	Your address has been disconnected	-
Connecting with {0} is not available yet.	The connection with Google or Microsoft has not been set up	Choose SMTP or DNS records
You did not give permission. Nothing has been connected.	You refused at Google or Microsoft	Try again and give permission
Logging in did not work. Nothing has been connected.	Logging in failed	Try again
This return does not belong to your request. Please try again.	The return from Google or Microsoft did not belong to your session	Start again
No code came back. Please try again.	Google or Microsoft did not send a code	Start again
Connecting with {0} did not work. Please try again.	The exchange with Google or Microsoft failed	Start again
{0} did not return an email address. Please try again.	Google or Microsoft did not give an address	Start again
Connected with {0}. All emails are now sent from {1}. Send a test email to see it.	Connection with logging in succeeded	Click Test email
Enter a valid email address.	The address is not right	Check the address
The email could not be sent from your own address; it was sent via Jimani.	The test email went via Jimani, with the last error behind it	Check the connection or reconnect

Related

How can I send email from my own email address instead of noreply@jimani.nl?, How do I connect my own domain with three DNS records?, How do I connect my mailbox via SMTP, Google or Microsoft?

Keywords: own sender screen, connect own email address, dns records email, smtp settings, connect google, disconnect email

Last checked: 2026-10-16

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