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Accessing your mail

Client settings

We recommend using IMAP to access your mail. By default, POP will pull mail from your inbox and delete them on the server.

Setting Value
Server your hostname (<something>.uberspace.de)
Port 993
SSL/TLS Encryption Enabled, but not STARTTLS
Username Your mail address, including the domain
Password Your password for the mail address

Tip

If your mail client does not support TLS encryption, use port 143 instead with STARTTLS.

Setting Value
Server your hostname (<something>.uberspace.de)
Port 995
SSL/TLS Encryption Enabled, but not STARTTLS
Username Your mail address, including the domain
Password Your password for the mail address

Tip

If your mail client does not support TLS encryption, use port 110 instead with STARTTLS.

Setting Value
Server your hostname (<something>.uberspace.de)
Port 465
SSL/TLS Encryption Enabled, but not STARTTLS
Username Your mail address, including the domain
Password Your password for the mail address

Tip

If your mail client does not support TLS encryption, use port 587 instead with STARTTLS.

The username must be an existing address

In order to use a mail address as the sender, it must be configured on the Asteroid.

Debugging

  • Some routers, especially some Speedport models offered by Deutsche Telekom, block SMTP connections to servers that are not on an internal allow list. You need to either disable that feature or add your Uberspace host to the allow list. Please check your router’s manual for instructions.
  • Some anti-virus applications block SMTP connections or modify the port.
  • Some mail clients won’t allow passwords that are longer than 16 characters.
  • If Apple Mail complains that the account or the SMTP server is offline, it is usually caused by the Automatically manage connection settings option. If this option is active, Apple Mail sometimes replaces the correct settings with incorrect ones, blocking access to the account. You can safely turn off the setting.