As an employee, you will find all relevant information about your e-mail box here.

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First steps

First you have to activate your email box initally.

By activating your university login, you will be able to access your email box.

You can access your email account browser-based via the Webmail portal. In the login form, select "server1 (imap)" as the email server and enter your username and password to log in to the webmail portal.

To the Webmail Portal

Instructions

Incoming emails

Protocol Server name Port Encryption
IMAP imap.uni-leipzig.de 143 STARTTLS
Alternative 993 SSL/TLS

 

Outgoing emails

Protocole Server name Port Encryption
SMTP smtp.uni-leipzig.de 25 SSL/STARTTLS
Alternative 465  

 

With your email account, you have the option to automatically forward incoming emails to another email address. To set up such a forwarding, log into your webmail and navigate to Webmail → Absence.
In the first two lines, you have the option of setting up two different email addresses for forwarding. You also have the option to delete forwarded e-mails from your mailbox or to keep them. Furthermore, you have the option to restrict forwarding to e-mails that are not marked as SPAM. To activate forwarding, tick the “activate” box and confirm your setting by clicking “Submit”.

With your email account, you have the option to set up an out-of-office note that automatically replies to incoming emails with a predefined email. To set up such an out-of-office note, log in to your webmail and navigate to Webmail → Out of Office.
First, specify which type of incoming e-mails (all incoming e-mails, e-mails not marked as SPAM or internal e-mails) you want to answer automatically. Then you have the option of specifying a predefined subject and text. You can also define the period of time for which the automatic out-of-office message is to be activated under “Start” and “End”. To activate the out-of-office message, tick the “Activate” box and confirm your setting with “Send”.

With your email account you have the possibility to manage contacts in personal or also shared address books with numerous properties. To access the address book, log into your webmail and navigate to Address Book.

You can access your address books directly when creating emails.

With your email account you have the possibility to schedule appointments in personal or even shared calendars, invite other people to appointments or view an agenda. To access the address book, log into your webmail and navigate to Calendar.

You can create new appointments via the side menu bar or by double-clicking on a calendar day. You can show/hide, customise or even share your calendars with colleagues using the side menu.