Generic IMAP Client Setup Guide
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By Jeroen van Meeuwen on October 20, 2017

This article outlines the necessary settings for any generic IMAP client.

Note that most regular clients will use Automatic Configuration and Discovery when originally setting up the account. However, when account settings need to be verified or changed, this article outlines the desired configuration for generic IMAP clients.

IMAP Settings / Receiving Email

Setting Name Value
Server Address imap.kolabnow.com
Port Number 993
SSL/TLS (aka. Encryption or Security) SSL/TLS
Authentication Automatic or Normal Password
Username Your Primary Email Address

SMTP Settings / Sending Email

Setting Name Value
Server Address smtp.kolabnow.com
Port Number 587
SSL/TLS (aka. Encryption or Security) STARTTLS
Authentication Automatic or Normal Password
Username Your Primary Email Address

SMTP Settings with implicit TLS

Setting Name Value
Server Address smtp.kolabnow.com
Port Number 465
SSL/TLS (aka. Encryption or Security) SSL/TLS
Authentication Automatic or Normal Password
Username Your Primary Email Address

Please note, that even when your primary email address is not @kolabnow.com, but is e.g. @mykolab.com or @myprivatedomain.org, you have to connect to the servers:

imap.kolabnow.com and smtp.kolabnow.com.

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