Client Setup
The documentation on how to set up the various popular mail clients can be found in this section:
If you are a
BSc or MSc student then your mail is in
Exchange Online and the information below does not apply to you.
Instead use the instructions for client setup
here and access to web mail
here.
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 |
