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Setting up email accounts differs from one program to the next, but they all have the same basic settings:
Encrypted dispatch
”’To ensure the highest possible level of security and to protect your privacy, we recommend the use of encrypted dispatch/receipt. ”’
- ”’Incoming mail server (POP3/IMAP):”’ ”’mail.your-server.de”’ (literally! write mail.your-server.de NOT your website)
- ”’Outgoing mail server (SMTP):”’ ”’mail.your-server.de”’ (literally! write mail.your-server.de NOT your website)
- ”’User name:”’ Your full mail address (e.g. [email protected])
- ”’Password:”’ Your password for the mailbox
- ”’Security:”’ STARTTLS (or TLS)
If you use Microsoft Outlook you may need to set the root folder for IMAP manually. Under “POP and IMAP Account Settings” choose “More Settings” -> “Advanced” -> “Folders”. Insert INBOX into “Root folder path”.
Ports
Most email clients are capable to find the correct port automatically. However you can also configure ports manually (the recommended settings are bold):
- ”’IMAP”’ Receiving emails – all emails are stored on the server (recommended)
- ”’STARTTLS/TLS: 143”’
- SSL: 993
- POP3 Receiving emails – emails are deleted after fetched from server
- ”’STARTTLS/TLS: 110”’
- SSL: 995
- ”’SMTP”’ Sending emails
- ”’STARTTLS/TLS: 587”’
- SSL: 465
- (outdated) STARTTLS/TLS: 25
Note: If you want to send emails by SMTP from a hosting account (e.g. over PHP) you must use port 587.
