General Instructions for configuring any mail client for use with riseup.net
Generic POP¶
Suppose your address was mylogin@riseup.net.
- Incoming mail server: mail.riseup.net
- Login or User Name: mylogin
- Password: whatever your password is.
- Use secure connection: yes (not optional!).
Generic IMAP¶
Suppose your address was mylogin@riseup.net.
- Incoming mail server: mail.riseup.net
- Login or User Name: mylogin
- Password: whatever your password is.
- Use secure connection: yes (not optional!).
Generic Outgoing Mail (SMTP)¶
Riseup.net’s outgoing mail service requires authentication and a secure connection (SSL or TLS) for security and anti-spam reasons. To use riseup.net as your outgoing mail server (SMTP), use these settings:
- Outgoing mail server: mail.riseup.net
- Login or User Name: your riseup.net login.
This is required. If you mail client does not support authenticated SMTP, you
cannot use riseup.net as your SMTP. - Use secure connection: Always.
If you have the option of choosing TLS or STARTTLS, then do so. Otherwise, use SSL. This is
required. If you mail client does not support secure SMTP, you cannot use
riseup.net as your SMTP. - Port: For TLS, the port should be 587. For SSL, the port should be 465. Typically,
you can use the default.
Things to watch out for¶
If you have problems with secure connections, see our certificates page.
Do not enable secure passwords or secure authentication. If enabled, you will not be able to check your mail. This option does not make anything more secure since you are already using a secure connection.
To see your server based folders, you may need to set a folder prefix. The value should either be blank, “INBOX” or “INBOX.”, depending on your particular mail client. Leaving it blank usually works best.
Outbox folder: if you create a folder called ‘Outbox’, any message which you save in it will get mailed out. So be careful!
