How to set up your swissmail.org account with Outlook XP/2002

You will need the following information to setup your swissmail.org email account with Outlook XP/2002:

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!

NOTE: If you want to use SSL encrypted (secure) access, then you will have to install Microsoft's Service Pack 3 first.

In Outlook, go to the Tools menu and select E-mail Accounts...

Select View or change existing email accounts or Add a new email account in the Email Accounts window, then click on the Next button.

To add a new account, click on the "Add..." button.

To change an existing account, click on the Name of the account and click on the "Change..." button.

To remove an existing account, select the Name of the account and click on the "Remove" button.

This screen shows you the main settings of your 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!).

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

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.

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

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.