E-mail Configuration

You can access your e-mail using IMAP4 or POP3. Check configurations for the following email clients:

Username: the user part of your email address (e.g., someone@dei.uc.pt → someone)
Server:
- eden.dei.uc.pt - Teachers, postgraduate students, and researchers
- student.dei.uc.pt - Students
IMAP4: SSL/TLS on port 993
POP3: SSL/TLS on port 995

Use the SMTP server smtp.dei.uc.pt. This server supports:

SMTP Ports:

Use procmail to store messages tagged as SPAM in a separate file as they arrive. Create ~/.procmailrc:

:0 H
* ^Subject:.*\{Spam\?\}
{
  :0
  mail/spam
}

Set permissions:

chmod 600 ~/.procmailrc

Make sure mail/spam is listed in .subscriptions to subscribe via IMAP or webmail.

Edit ~/.forward (or via webmail) with:

user@domain.com, \login

Set permissions:

chmod 600 ~/.forward

Open Gmail > Settings > Accounts and Import > Add a POP3 mail account you own.
Enter your DEI login and password, select Label incoming messages, and click Add Account.
Under Send mail as, click Add another email address, enter your name and DEI email, then click Next Step.
Enter SMTP server smtp.dei.uc.pt, your login and password, then click Add Account.
Verify the code sent to your DEI email and click Verify.

In Outlook, go to Tools > Account Settings > New > POP/IMAP.
Select Manually configure server settings and click Next.
Choose Internet E-mail and click Next.
Enter account details and click More Settings....
On the Outgoing Server tab, enable SMTP authentication.
On the Advanced tab, set:
- Incoming (IMAP): SSL on port 993
- Outgoing (SMTP): TLS (or SSL) on port 465/587

In Thunderbird, go to Tools > Account Settings > Account Actions > Add Mail Account. Enter your details and click Continue.
Click Manual Configuration, enter server settings, then Re-test and Done.
Under Outgoing Server (SMTP), click Edit....
Use STARTTLS (or SSL) for Connection security, adjust ports, then click OK.