Client Setup

The documentation on how to set up the various popular mail clients can be found in this section:

ITS have their own guides for client setup here.

Mail Configuration

The generic setting for connecting to the mail server are as follows:

Server Host name Port configuration
POP mail server mail.ethz.ch POPS, use SSL over port 995
IMAP mail server mail.ethz.ch IMAPS, use SSL over port 993
SMTP (outgoing mail) mail.ethz.ch SMTP using STARTTLS over port 587
MAPI mail.ethz.ch -

Allways use password authentication using your ETH user name and mail service password.

Address Book Configuration

Use the following configuration to use the ETH address book in your mail application:

Parameter Value
Hostname ldap.ethz.ch
Port 389
Base DN / Search Base o=ethz,c=ch
Bind DN (none)
Password (none)
Scope Subtree / sub

Page URL: https://isg.inf.ethz.ch/bin/view/Main/HelpMailClientSetup
2024-03-29
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