How to set up your swissmail.org account with Outlook 2007

You will need the following information to setup your swissmail.org email account with Outlook 2007:

  • Your Incoming Mail Server (POP/IMAP) and Server Port Number
  • Your Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) and Server Port Number
  • Your email login name (user name/account name)
  • Your email address

You will find the necessary information by accessing your account via our WebSite at http://www.swissmail.org. To get your account specific information, click on the ControlCenter button, log into your account, click on "Accountdata" in the left hand navigation menu and scroll down to "Mailbox (POP3/IMAP) access settings".

Now you are ready to get started!




In Outlook, go to the Tools menu and select Account Settings...

new email account

 




In the Account Settings window, select the E-Mail tab, and "click" New.

new email account

Note: In case you already have an email account and you would like to change its settings, you have to select the email account and press the button "Change"!



"Bullet" Microsoft Exchange Server, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP, and "click" Next

new email account



"Check" manually configure server setting; and "click" Next
new email account



"Bullet" Internet E-mail; and "click" Next

new email account



This screen shows you the main settings of your email account.

main settings of new email account

User Information
Your Name:   Enter any name you would like (e.g. swissmail.org, John etc.). This name will show in the "From:" field as sender's name.

E-mail Address:   Enter your swissmail.org email address.

Server Information
Incoming mail server (IMAP):  Choose one of the following incoming POP/IMAP* mail servers:
• IMAP no SSL (unsecure): imap.swissmail.org (or imap.generalmail.com or imap.dombox.com)
• IMAP with SSL (secure): secure.swissmail.org (or secure.generalmail.com or secure.dombox.com)
• POP no SSL (unsecure): pop.swissmail.org (or imap.generalmail.com or imap.dombox.com)
• POP with SSL (secure): secure.swissmail.org (or secure.generalmail.com or secure.dombox.com)

*POP and IMAP are protocols used by your email client. We recommend to use the IMAP protocol, as this protocol offers you the possibility to synchronize your emails between your PC/Mac and our server, i.e. your emails will not be deleted from our server (unless you delete them), whereas POP3 downloads the emails to your PC/Mac and deletes them from our server.

Logon Information
User Name:  Enter your User Name here (case sensitive!).
Password:  Enter your password here (case sensitive!).

Remember password:  At your option.

Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA):  Do NOT select!


Click on the "more settings..." button for additional setup properties...


Click on the General tab in the Internet E-mail Settings window.

Internet email settings

Mail Account  - Enter any name you like into the space provided.

Other User Information
Organization:  Leave blank or enter any name you like.
Reply E-mail:  Enter your swissmail.org email address here.


Click on the Outgoing Server tab in the Internet E-mail Settings window.

Internet email settings

 

My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication:  Do select!



Click on the Advanced tab in the Internet E-mail Settings window.

Internet email settings

Server Port Numbers

Incoming mail (IMAP/POP):  Enter the appropriate port number of the IMAP/POP mail server.
• IMAP no SSL (unsecure): 143
   This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) - Do not select this option.
•IMAP with SSL (secure): 993
   This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) - Do select this option.
• POP no SSL (unsecure): 110
   This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) - Do not select this option.
• POP with SSL (secure): 995
   This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) - Do select this option.

Outgoing mail (SMTP): Enter the appropriate port number of the outgoing mail server.
•SMTP no SSL (unsecure): 25
   This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) - Do not select this option.
•SMTP with SSL (secure): 465
   This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) - Do select this option.

Server Timeouts
If you have a slow Internet connection, we recommend you increase the timeout setting accordingly.