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E-Mail Settings

Webmail Access:

https://webmail.uni-koeln.de


Incoming Mail Server:

IMAP: imap.uni-koeln.de

Port 143; 993 SSL-secured

POP: pop.uni-koeln.de

Port 110; 995 SSL-secured

Outgoing Mail Server:

smtp.uni-koeln.de (only accessible from the university network, without authentification)

Port 25

smtp-auth.uni-koeln.de (worldwide access, requires authentification)

Port 25 or 587


Encryption:

imap.uni-koeln.de       yes (SSL/TLS)

pop.uni-koeln.de        yes (SSL/TLS)

smtp.uni-koeln.de      yes (STARTTLS, optionally)

smtp-auth.uni-koeln.de  yes (STARTTLS).

For logins without encryption, you have to choose a secure password transfer method: DIGEST-MD5, NTLM or CRAM-MD5


Login Data: name of the account (not the complete e-mail address) and password


E-Mail Address:

Employees: accountname@uni-koeln.de,
you can set up an alias address (Forename.Surname@uni-koeln.de or similar) via: https://kim.uni-koeln.de.

Students: accountname@smail.uni-koeln.de,
you can set up an alias address via (Forename.Surname@smail.uni-koeln.de or similar): https://kim.uni-koeln.de.

Non-personal e-mail addresses can be set up as a mailing list.

Choice of e-mail alias or a new password:

Contact
If you have any questions or problems, please contact the RRZK-Helpdesk