It is both!
This means that you can configure your Outlook or Thunderbird to receive and send mails using these settings:
Incoming mail (POP3): mail.yourdomain.com
Outgoing mail (SMTP): mail.yourdomain.com
NOTE: When you use mail.yourdomain.com as the outgoing mail SMTP server, make sure to enable the option (tick) "My server requires authetication" under "Outgoing Mail Server" and also enable the option "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" under "Settings". If Sever Authentication is not enabled this way, you may receive a 5550 error when sending emails using the server.
Note also your internet provider may block you from using anyone's outgoing mail servers but their own. Many major ISP's are blocking outgoing emails. The reason they do this is to prevent you from using their internet connection for spamming purposes. You will still be able to send emails, but only by using your ISP'S outgoing mail server. Every ISP's outgoing mail address is different, but for the most part they will be mail.yourispname.com
For example, if your email is with AOL.com, the outgoing mail server for setting up this email account would look like this: mail.aol.com; for Telus: smtp.telus.net; for Shaw: shawmail (short version).
If mail.yourisp.com does not work and you are still unable to send emails, you will need to call your internet service provider to find out what their outgoing mail server is.
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