Generic Email Client Configuration

The generic Email Client Configuration for residential email services (@pt.lu) applies for most common email client software.
However, some email clients are requiring a specific configuration, which is explained in dedicated notes.

Generic Email Configuration

Email configuration must be done :

  1. to read messages from your mailbox – there are 2 protocols:
  2. to send messages into the internet – SMTP is the protocol to be configured

IMAP Configuration

ParameterValueComment
incoming server nameimap.pt.luhostname used to read messages
protocolIMAPpreferred over POP (see above)
port993993 is mandatory (encrypted)
encryptionSSL/TLSencryption is mandatory

POP3 Configuration

ParameterValueComment
incoming server namepop.pt.luhostname used to read messages
protocolPOP3obsolete (see above)
port995995 is mandatory (encrypted)
encryptionSSL/TLSencryption is mandatory

SMTP Configuration

ParameterValueComment
outgoing server namesmtp.pt.luhostname used to send messages into the internet
protocolSMTPSMTP AUTH (SMTP submission)
port587587 is mandatory (SMTP submission)
encryptionSTARTTLSencryption is mandatory