Setting Up E-Mail Clients
This article describes how to setup an e-mail client. Information regarding the in.tum.de/ma.tum.de e-mail account can be found
here.
imaps/pops | mail.cit.tum.de |
smtps | mail.cit.tum.de |
Port pops | 995 |
Port imaps | 993 |
Port smtps | 465 |
Login | RBG-Login |
Passwort | Your Password |
- All connection are encripted with the above mentioned values.
- An Import of the RBG-CA certificates into the clientsoftware is recommended.For instructions please check here.
2. E-Mail Clients:
2.1. Ubuntu - Thunderbird
Thunderbird is already installed and preconfigured on the black boxes with Linux operating systems.
The following is configured:
* RBG CA, server CA and user CA root certificates
* Incoming mail server imap://mail.cit.tum.de with TLS with the current RBG ID as login and
RBG-ID@cit.tum.de as sender address
* Outgoing mail server smtp://mail.cit.tum.de with TLS without user authentication. (Which is not necessary within the TU.)
* RBG LDAP server to search for e-mail addresses and user certificates.
First click on
Edit and then on
Account Settings.
In the opened window click on Accounts Actions* and then on
Add Email Account
Enter your name, your RBG e-mail address and the associated password and click
Set up manually on.
Then enter the data as shown in the screenshot and click on
Test again. Finally, click
Done
2.2. Windows
2.2.1. Windows - Thunderbird
Download and install Thunderbird from
www.mozilla.org The setup follows the same steps as the setup for Linux systems described in
section 2.1.
2.2.2. Windows - Outlook 2016
Start Microsoft Outlook and click on Next.

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Select
Yes and cklick on
Next.
If other e-mail addresses have already been setup in Outlook, the welcome window will not open up. In this case access the setup window through the menu
File→
Account Settings →
E-Mail →
New
Choose manual configuration and click on
Next.
Choose 'POP or IMAP' and click on
Next.
Fill out the form with your account information and click on
More Settings.
Note : The servername for mathematics accounts is mail.ma.tum.de
Click on
Outgoing server and then
The outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
In the tab
Advanced activate the SSL encoding for incoming and outgoing servers and choose Port 465 for the outgoing server, before clicking on
OK.
Now cklick on
Next.
The account setup will then be tested. After a successfull test, click on C
lose and then on
Finish.
2.2.2. Windows - Outlook 2019
Open the program and click
File.

Click
Add account.

Enter your * RBG * (@ in.tum.de/@ma.tum. de) email address and click
Connect.

Enter the password for the
RBG email address and click
Connect at.

The email account has been set up. Click
OK to complete the process.

You can check the settings and change your name by first clicking on the tab at the top right
File and in the opened window click on
Account settings.

Open your RBG account with a double click.

Then you will see the settings. Here you can check whether the server settings are configured correctly and correct your display name.
Click
Next.

The settings are being tested. If it is successful, the changes are applied. Then click
Close.

Afterwards close the open window by clicking
Finish.
2.3. Mac OS
2.3.1. Mac OS - Apple Mail
Start Apple Mail and click on
Mail → Add Account...

Choose
Other Mail Accounts and click on
Continue.

Fill out the form with the name, that an email recipient should see, the in.tum.de e-mail address and the corresponding password and cklick on
Sign In

Fill out the upper part of the from with your in.tum.de e-mail address and in-tum credentials. In the lower part choose the
Account Type IMAP and fill out the
Incoming Mail Server and
Outgoing Mail Server.
Note : The Servername for a mathematics account is
mail.ma.tum.de
Finally, choose which apps should use this account. You can choose either both apps or the Mail app only (if you do not need the Notes app). Click on
Done to finish the setup.
2.3.2. Mac OS - Outlook 2019
Click on the
Outlook tab in the program above and select
Settings from the list.

Then select
Accounts in the opened window.
If you haven't added an email account yet, see in the button
Add Account in the middle of the window. To add an email account you can click on this button or the
+ sign and select
New account ....

Enter the email address of the account to be added and click on
Continue.

Then fill in the input fields in the next window as follows:
* E-Mail address: RBG email address
* Username: RBG ID (in.tum / ma.tum)
* Password: RBG password (in.tum / ma.tum)
* Account type: IMAP
* Incoming server: mail.in.tum.de
* Outgoing server: mail.in.tum.de
Select
Use SSL to connect for both servers and click on
Add EMail account.

The account has now been added. You can add more accounts or complete the process by clicking the
Done button.
2.4. Iphone
Open Settings on your iPhone and select
Mail.

Click on
Accounts.

Select
Add Account.

Select
Other as account type.

Select
Add Mail Account.

Enter your
RBG (rbg-kennung@in.tum.de/rbg-kennung@ma.tum.de/rbg-kennung@cit.tum.de) e-mail address and the associated password and click on
Next.

Enter the settings as shown below and click
Next.

Then you can click
Save and complete the setup of the RBG email account.
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