E-Mail settings at a glance

This article gives you a brief overview of the settings you need for any E-Mail program.

Reading E-Mails with IMAP

Connection settings

IMAP-Server imap.mail.hostpoint.ch
Username This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Password The password you selected in the Control Panel
Login mechanism Use the «CLEAR TEXT» authentication method
Port 143 unencrypted or encrypted with STARTTLS
Port 993 encrypted with SSL

Special IMAP settings

If your account was set up before June 1, 2014, you no longer need to include a specific IMAP prefix. The system now identifies this automatically and it is immediately set up correctly.

Special IMAP settings (for accounts set up before June 2014)

To prevent additional mail folders from appearing as subfolders of your inbox in your E-Mail program, many E-Mail programs let you set the IMAP path prefix to INBOX or INBOX. (depending on the E-Mail program, with or without a period at the end). Follow the step-by-step instructions on this topic.

Reading E-Mails with POP

Connection settings

POP server pop.mail.hostpoint.ch
Username This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Password The password you selected in the Control Panel
Login mechanism Use the «CLEAR TEXT» authentication method
Port 110 unencrypted or encrypted with STARTTLS
Port 995 encrypted with SSL

Sending E-Mails via SMTP

Connection settings

SMTP server asmtp.mail.hostpoint.ch
SMTP authentification Must always be activated
Username This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Passwort The password you selected in the Control Panel
Login-Mechanismus Use the «PLAIN» authentication method
Port 587 unencrypted or encrypted with STARTTLS
Port 465 encrypted with SSL

Security

We recommend using SSL or TLS to encrypt your IMAP, POP and SMTP connections. This ensures that data exchanged between your E-Mail program and your mail server cannot be read by third parties. Your login details and E-Mails are therefore protected against unwanted interceptors during transmission.

You can find out how to protect your e-mail accounts with SSL in this guide.

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