Email Server Connection Data (Mail & Webhosting)
Do you prefer to use your own mailclient instead of accessing your email via the web? In this case, you will need to do an initial setup for your mailclient of choice. You can pick between two options as your account type: IMAP or POP3.
In the following section you will find the connection details necessary to connect your mailclient to our servers.
Note: We recommend that you use IMAP as your account type. If you would like to know why this is, please view this page:
Validity
Webhosting, Mailhosting and WordPress Hosting
This article is valid for the following product categories: Webhosting, Mailhosting and WordPress Hosting.
ConsumerMail / SurfMail
This article is NOT valid for the following product categories: ConsumerMail and SurfMail.
Please view this page instead: Email Server Connection Data (ConsumerMail / SurfMail)
Connection Data
IMAP
Email Inbound Server (IMAP)
| IMAP Server | imap.servicehoster.ch |
| Port (SSL/TLS) | 993 |
| Port (STARTTLS)* | 143 |
SMTP
Email Outbound Server (SMTP)
| SMTP Server | smtp.servicehoster.ch |
| Port (SSL/TLS) | 465 |
| Port (STARTTLS)* | 587 |
POP3
Email Inbound Server (POP3)
| POP3 Server | pop.servicehoster.ch |
| Port (SSL/TLS) | 995 |
| Port (STARTTLS)* | 110 |
*Note: The use of SSL/TLS instead of STARTTLS as encryption type is recommended.
Additionaly the valid connection data can be found inside of the Web & Mail Control Panel. You may access it using your MY-User or any other user with admin permissions.