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This guide presents the DNS Diagnostic tool, which allows you to verify that the relationships between…

  • DOMAIN NAME at Infomaniak

    and
     
  • MAIL SERVICE at Infomaniak

… are correct, so that Mail traffic is directed to the right place.

 

Preamble

  • To verify, the tool checks the MX, SPF, etc. records.
  • You will thus be able to detect and correct certain Mail problems, especially if they are related to DNS (technical information that, in short, determines where such and such Mail traffic should be directed) by acting at the level of your domain.
  • Automatic correction is only possible when the domain name is present in the same Organization as the product to which it must be attached.

 

Diagnose a DNS problem

To access the DNS diagnosis of your domain name:

  1. Click here to access the management of your Mail Service on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the  name  assigned to the product concerned:
  3. Click on Domain Management in the left sidebar:
  4. Click on DNS Diagnostic in the left sidebar.
  5. Click the button if necessary to refresh the information that should be green.
  6. If DNS problems are detected, a red display on the dashboard indicates this:
    1. Correct each error individually by clicking on the button located to the right of the item concerned…
    2. … or all errors at once with the button located above the dashboard

 

Refer to this other guide regarding the same automatic verification process but for Web Hosting.

And if necessary, refer to the messaging security diagnosis.


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This guide explains how to create an alias, that is, a variant of your usual email address without having to add a new address to your existing Mail Service.

 

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Number of possible aliases per email address:

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 Premium 5 min. addresses50

 

How an alias works

It is possible to create alternative versions of your email addresses by modifying what comes before the @ symbol.

For example:

  • john-peter.smith@domain.xyz is a long email address…

It can be shortened and used as follows:

  • jps@domain.xyz

In this example, you must therefore create an alias "jps" on the address "john-peter.smith".

Then if someone writes to jps@domain.xyz:

  • their message will arrive in the inbox of the main address (john-peter.smith@domain.xyz).

If someone writes to john-peter.smith@domain.xyz AND jps@domain.xyz in copy (CC):

  • their message will arrive twice in the inbox of the main address (john-peter.smith@domain.xyz).

An alternative feature is presented here. To modify what comes after the @ symbol, use alias domains.

 

Users of the email address on the Infomaniak Mail Web app receive an email each time an alias is added/removed.

 

Adding an alias from the Infomaniak Web Mail app

Prerequisites

Next, to add an alias:

  1. Click here to access the Infomaniak Web app Mail (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail).
  2. Click on the Settings icon ‍ in the top right corner.
  3. Check or select the email address concerned in the dropdown menu of the left sidebar.
  4. Click on Aliases:
  5. Click on Add an alias to create a variant of your email address.
  6. Enter the desired alias (what comes before the at sign @).
  7. Click on Add:

 

Add an alias from the Service Mail

To access the Service Mail:

  1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the product concerned.
  3. Click on the email address concerned in the table that appears.
  4. Click on the Aliases tab or from the left sidebar on Aliases.
  5. Click on the blue Add an alias button.
  6. Enter the desired alias (what comes before the at sign @):
  7. Click on Apply to save the changes:

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This guide is about IP addresses, those…

  • …assigned to sites/housing/servers, dynamic or static, shared or dedicated,
  • …assigned by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) when establishing an Internet connection to your Infomaniak product.

 

Preamble

  • A dedicated or static IP address for a website is a permanent IP address specifically assigned to it.
  • Unlike a shared IP address, which is used by multiple websites, a dedicated IP address ensures that only this platform is associated with this address.
  • Dedicated IP addresses for websites are often used in cases where stability, customization, and security are important, such as server hosting, firewall configuration, or activating SSL certificates (although it is possible to proceed without a dedicated IP address to install an SSL certificate).
  • Here are the main advantages:
    • Configuring a PTR entry or reverse DNS on dedicated IPs is useful, especially for installing a mail server, as some email providers check the PTR record before accepting emails sent from a server.
    • Better connection stability.
    • Reduced risk of a bad reputation linked to websites sharing the same IP address.
    • Ease of configuring certain technical aspects.
    • A dedicated IP can improve a website's referencing (although there are differing opinions among SEO specialists).
  • Attention: Infomaniak does not allow access to websites via HTTP(S) by IPs (dedicated) on managed servers; you must use a domain name that points to the IP (or use the preview URL).

 

Add a dedicated IP to the website

To add a dedicated IP to your website, refer to this guide.

If you encounter issues directing web traffic to a defined port, refer to this other guide.

 

Blocking the IP address (Internet connection)

If you can no longer access…

  • … all your email addresses that you own with Infomaniak (which usually work well) and this with a software/email client from the same Internet network (i.e., from the same IP address provided by your ISP)…

… or if you unfortunately performed this type of operation:

  • repeated unsuccessful connection attempts via FTP, SSH, or access points such as the WordPress login…
  • requests returning too many errors such as mass 403 errors…

… your access to Infomaniak servers may be blocked following the banning of the IP address (banip / ipban) of your Internet connection.

To unblock the situation, contact Infomaniak support by email and specify the domain concerned and especially your public IP address concerned.

 

Permanent Unblocking (IP on Whitelist)

With a Cloud Server, you can request to permanently authorize the IP address in question so that the blocking never happens again, regardless of the situation. To do this, you must:

  1. Have a dedicated IP associated with your Cloud Server.
  2. Be aware that Infomaniak will no longer block any potential attacks from this IP; attacks or malicious access attempts from this address will no longer be automatically blocked by the security systems.
  3. Confirm by email and from a contact address associated with the account (owner or administrator) that you understand and accept full responsibility in case of an attack from this IP.

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This guide explains how…

  • … to enable filtering of incoming emails
  • … to automatically classify promotional messages
  • … to report certain fraudulent messages

… in order to reduce unwanted or too many messages on an email address managed by Infomaniak.

 

Solutions to exclude, sort, filter incoming emails

 

Automatic filtering methods

  • Refer to this guide to use the <Spam> folder by activating the spam filter (it can be deactivated).
  • Refer to this other guide to use the <Promotions> and <Social Networks> folders by activating the advertising & social networks filter.

 

Manual methods

  • Refer to this guide to report an incoming message not detected as spam (advertising / unsolicited contact).
  • Refer to this guide to report an incoming message not detected as phishing (fraud / misleading fake email).
  • Refer to this guide to block or allow specific email addresses or even entire domains.
  • Refer to this guide to define your own sorting and classification filters (Sieve language) for incoming emails…
    • … which will allow you, among other things, to filter messages addressed to a temporary alias that you can create to protect yourself when registering on the Internet, for example.

 

If you are facing a wave of spam or unusual messages, refer to this other guide to perform some checks.

If your own emails are often incorrectly classified as spam, refer to this other guide to perform some checks.

To sort and clean up a mailbox that has been invaded by messages, refer to this other guide.


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This guide shows you how to export and save the contacts from the "Discussion List" tool into a CSV file (.csv) format.

 

The Discussion List tool is currently available only to users who have activated it in the past. Discover a simpler and more powerful emailing (Newsletter) solution. You will be able to easily import your existing contacts.

 

Export contacts to a file

The discussion list tool is accessible within your Mail Service:

  1. Click here to access the management of your Mail Service on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the domain name assigned to the product concerned.
  3. Click on Discussion List in the left sidebar menu.
  4. Click on the name of your list.
  5. Click on the Subscribers tab.
  6. Click on Download the list in CSV format:

The CSV file will be downloaded to your computer's hard drive.

To import these contacts into the Newsletter tool:

  1. Modify the possible .txt extension of the file to .csv.
  2. Refer to this other guide.

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This guide explains how to connect the desktop app Outlook 2016 (desktop application on Windows) to an email address hosted by Infomaniak.

 

Preamble

  • The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (IMAP/SMTP for email, for example). Therefore, if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as article 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.

 

Add the email address to the application

Prerequisites

To configure the email application:

  1. Open the application.
  2. Click on the File menu:
    sign
  3. Click on Account settings.
  4. Click on Add or remove accounts:
    sign
  5. Click on New:
    sign
  6. Enter the email address to connect.
  7. Click on Advanced options.
  8. Click on Manual configuration.
  9. Click on the blue Connect button:
    sign
  10. Click on IMAP:
    sign
  11. Enter the password for the email address to connect.
  12. Click on the blue Connect button:
    sign
  13. Uncheck the additional mobile device configuration box if necessary.
  14. Click on the blue Finish button:
    sign
  15. Click on Repair to correct some automatically added but incorrect information:
    sign
  16. Click on Advanced options.
  17. Click on Manual Repair.
  18. Click on the blue Repair button:
    sign
  19. Check and complete the missing or incorrect information.
  20. Click on Outgoing Server:
    sign
  21. Check and complete the missing.
  22. Click on Next.
  23. Click on Finish:
    sign
  24. Click on Close:
    sign
  25. There you go, your email address is now correctly configured in the application:
    sign

 

Recommended settings

  • Incoming IMAP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • IMAP port = 993 (with SSL)
  • Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to activate this protocol: 587 + STARTTLS
  • Username = the complete & full email address ( ? )
  • Password = the one generated for the email address you want to access
  • Authentication required for sending emails:
    • It is activated in the SMTP settings of your application.
    • Check "use the same parameters as the incoming server" or, depending on the software/email clients, enter a username (= full & complete email address) and the generated password.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about other messaging ports and protocols compatible (SSL / TLS for example).

 

In case of a problem

Check that the Mail Service is configured optimally.

It is not necessary to contact Infomaniak Support if your email address works well outside the application. The most common error concerns the use of an incorrect password. The troubleshooting guides help you resolve any potential issues:

… and if your Outlook no longer works since a change of email password, refer to this other guide.


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This guide explains how to connect the desktop app Microsoft Outlook for Mac version 16.80 (desktop application on macOS) to an email address hosted by Infomaniak.

 

Preamble

  • Instead of the manual configuration for Outlook below, it is recommended to use Apple Mail with the .mobileconfig configuration profiles offered by Apple.
  • The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (IMAP/SMTP for email, for example), therefore if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as article 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.

 

Add the email address to the application

Prerequisites

To configure the email application:

  1. Open the application.
  2. Click on Add an account:
    sign
  3. Enter the email address to be linked.
  4. Click on Continue:
    sign
  5. Click on IMAP:
    sign
  6. Click on Synchronize with IMAP (without Microsoft Cloud):
    sign
  7. Check and complete the missing information.
  8. Click on Add the account.
  9. Understand and go through the different Microsoft information windows:
    sign
  10. There you go, your email address is now configured in the application:
    sign

 

Recommended settings

  • Incoming IMAP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • IMAP port = 993 (with SSL)
  • Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to activate this protocol: 587 + STARTTLS
  • Username = the full & complete email address ( ? )
  • Password = the one generated for the email address you want to access
  • Authentication required to send emails:
    • It is activated in the SMTP settings of your application.
    • Check "use the same parameters as the incoming server" or, depending on the software/email clients, enter a username (= full & complete email address) and the generated password.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about other compatible messaging ports and protocols (SSL / TLS for example).

 

In case of problem

Check that the Mail Service is configured optimally.

There is no need to contact Infomaniak Support if your email address works well outside the application. The most common error concerns the use of an incorrect password. The troubleshooting guides help you resolve any potential issues:

… and if your Outlook no longer works since a change of email password, refer to this other guide.


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This guide explains how to add or modify one or more SPF records in a DNS zone (of a domain name) managed on the Infomaniak Manager.

 

Preamble

  • If your domain name is registered with Infomaniak, your email is managed by Infomaniak, but your website is hosted with another provider (e.g., Wix), you are probably managing the DNS zone (and therefore the SPF) with this other provider: refer to this other guide on this topic.

 

Understanding SPF records

The SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record type is a standard for verifying the domain name of the sender of an email and aims to reduce SPAM. It is used to indicate which server is authorized or not to send emails for a domain. If the SPF fails for an email, it means that the email was not sent from a server/IP address authorized by the administrator of the sending domain. The email is then considered as spam.

Strict SPF -all: rejection of unauthorized emails

Infomaniak automatically installs this type of record when creating a Mail Service on your domain (strict SPF):

v=spf1 include:spf.infomaniak.ch -all

Thus, the recipient server of the email you send will evaluate that any email not coming from Infomaniak servers will be rejected. This prevents malicious individuals from impersonating email addresses from your domain.

Flexible SPF ?all: tolerance for certain emails

You can decide to modify the SPF for a more flexible model:

v=spf1 include:spf.infomaniak.ch ?all

In this case, the recipient server of the email you send will evaluate, according to its own rules, whether it accepts emails not coming from Infomaniak servers.

In summary:

  • ?: the receiving server accepts the message even if the sender is not listed in the SPF
  • ~: the receiving server generally accepts the message if it is not listed in the SPF but identifies it as suspicious
  • -: the receiving server rejects the message if it is not listed in the SPF (recommended)

 

Adding an SPF via a TXT record

There are 2 ways to manage SPFs.

If you have a Mail Service with Infomaniak, the simplest way is to go to the Global Security tool to manage SPFs:

However, since the SPF record is a TXT type DNS record, you can also manage it from the DNS zone of the domain name:

  1. Click here to access the management of your domain on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the domain in question.
  3. Click on DNS Zone in the left sidebar menu.
  4. Check in the table that there is not already a TXT record with a value mentioning SPF as here:
  5. Click the button to add a record (you will get an error if you try to add a TXT record with an SPF value when one already exists in the zone):
  6. Click the radio button TXT to add a record.
  7. Click the button Next:
  8. Enter the SPF value required for your DNS zone.
  9. Leave the default value for TTL.
  10. Click the button Save:

 

Add multiple SPFs

If you use other mail providers in addition to Infomaniak, you need to obtain their SPF and then merge it with Infomaniak's according to a specific syntax.

Having multiple distinct SPF records will cause errors. It is essential to group multiple SPFs into the same TXT!

Example of 3 SPFs to merge:

  • That of Infomaniak: v=spf1 include:spf.infomaniak.ch -all
  • Those of 2 secondary providers:
    • v=spf1 include:the-second-domain.xyz ?all
    • v=spf1 include:the-other-domain.xyz ~all

...the final SPF to be inserted into your DNS zone should be in the form:

v=spf1 include:spf.infomaniak.ch include:the-second-domain.xyz include:the-other-domain.xyz -all

 

Delete any other SPF entry from the DNS zone of your domain! Any DNS addition/modification can take up to 48 hours to propagate.

 

Limits on the number of SPFs

Multiple SPFs are limited to a maximum of 10 inclusions.

The Infomaniak SPF usually already includes 4 inclusions:

  • include:relay.mail.infomaniak.ch
  • include:app.mail.infomaniak.ch
  • include:newsletter.infomaniak.com
  • include:amazonses.com

 

Check the SPF record(s)

The Global Security tool on the Infomaniak Manager allows you to easily check and correct any problematic records you may have.

If you encounter any issues, it is recommended to analyze your domain name on MxToolbox to check if your SPF contains syntax errors, too many inclusions, or any other issues that could lead to an error:

… or directly at the address https://mxtoolbox.com/spf.aspx.


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This guide explains how to import emails contained in an archive in MBOX format to an Infomaniak mail address.

 

Prerequisites

 

Importing MBOX format emails…

 

… with Thunderbird

Install Thunderbird and configure the Infomaniak address in IMAP. Then, to add MBOX file import support:

  1. Open Thunderbird.
  2. Click on the Tools menu.
  3. Click on Add-ons and Themes.
  4. Search for the ImportExportTools extension:
  5. Click the button to install the ImportExportTools NG extension.
  6. Confirm the addition of the extension to Thunderbird:
  7. Create a new folder by right-clicking in the local part of your account tree:
  8. Right-click on this new folder and choose to import a mbox file from the new menu of the ImportExportTools NG extension:
  9. Select the .mbox file on your hard drive and import it.
  10. The import of your emails is done in the local folder.
  11. This local folder can be moved to the main tree to be synchronized with the Infomaniak server via IMAP:
  12. The sending of emails to the server is done and you will find your content if you consult the mailbox from another system, such as the Infomaniak Mail web app (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail) for example (or even Apple Mail or Microsoft Outlook - see below):

 

… with Outlook

There is no free solution to convert a .mbox file to a .pst file for Outlook, for example. However, by following the solution above, which is entirely free, you will get your emails from the .mbox archive to your Infomaniak address.

You can then choose to stop using Thunderbird and continue with Microsoft Outlook in IMAP since all your messages will have been stored on the Infomaniak servers.


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This guide helps you identify and correct errors encountered when attempting to use your software/email client such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail, etc.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about errors of type "mailer daemon" or "delivery failure" after sending an email.

 

Always use...

 

Mandatory to try...

  • compare the recommended parameters for the software/email client used, especially if you have just modified the password on the Infomaniak side
  • retrieve your emails using another network (WiFi, connection sharing from 4G/5G, or any other Internet connection)
  • temporarily disable your security applications (antivirus, firewall, VPN...); if you can then retrieve your emails normally, contact the publisher of the security application(s) you are using
  • type your password in plain text in a word processor; depending on the configuration of your keyboard the key A may refer to the letter Z and the key Q may refer to the letter A...
  • restart and try a send/receive: some applications require validating several times the window containing the configuration parameters or ask to be restarted to take into account their new parameters
  • write a new message after modifying your parameters: a message in the process of being written that would be saved in the Drafts folder risks not taking into account any possible configuration changes

 

Types of errors

also:

  • "573 Antispam: Authenticated connection not possible. Please use port 587 instead of port 25."
    or "An operation on the server timed out. The server may be down, overloaded, or there may be too much network traffic."
    or "the time limit has been exceeded" with an error number that follows (421, or 573 for example).
    Most ISPs (Internet Service Providers) have blocked the SMTP sending port number 25 for many years now. Therefore, you should never specify port 25 as the SMTP port. To still be able to send emails, use the recommended ports.

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The Student Program from Infomaniak allows you to get 1 Web Hosting and 1 kSuite Standard for free to develop your digital skills during higher education.

 

Preamble

  • A domain name is required for the proper functioning of the products and this one remains paid.
  • Offer valid only in the following countries: Switzerland, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, Canada.
  • Offer reserved for new hosting orders (does not apply to orders already in progress or renewed orders).
  • 1 web hosting (= storage of 20 websites on 250 GB of SSD space) and 1 standard kSuite offered per person.
  • The student must be of legal age (or have parental authorization).
  • The student must be able to justify their situation with a valid registration card and identity card:
    • student card or school certificate: it must be up-to-date and show the school, the current school year as well as your first and last name
    • identity card (front/back): it must be valid with a clear and legible photo
    • your official student email address: it is provided by your school, for example firstname.lastname@your-school.com
  • The duration of the offer depends on the validity period of the registration card and cannot exceed 4 years in total.

 

Get the free online hosting

To benefit from this offer, familiarize yourself with the offer page by preparing the required documents.

Requests are processed in the order they are received in the days following your message. You will receive a response by email in all cases.

 

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This guide explains how to change an email address within a Mail Service in case you want to edit the spelling of the part coming before the at sign @ of your email address (= the prefix).

 

Preamble

  • This can be useful for addresses “firstname.lastname” in case of a change of surname (marriage for example) or simply a spelling change.
  • To rather modify the part of your email address coming after the at sign @, refer to this other guide.

 

Modify the prefix of an email address

To change from an email address of the form address1@domain.xyz

… to a renamed address address2@domain.xyz

… and given that it is not possible to simply modify the spelling of an email address, you need to:

  1. … either create a mail alias

  2. … or create a second email address with the new formulation

    • then move the messages from one address to the other
    • and delete the first address if necessary.

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This guide explains how to easily sort your messages using Plus Addressing ("+ addressing" or "sub-addressing"), that is to say aliases of your email address that do not need to be actually created on an Infomaniak Mail Service.

 

Preamble

  • This feature is free and allows you to have multiple versions of your existing email address (= aliases), in order to, for example, separate your personal emails from the newsletters you are subscribed to.
  • These "wildcard" type aliases mean that a message can be sent to an email address containing a + (for example abc+def@domain.xyz) and it will still arrive in the existing mailbox abc@domain.xyz and have the possibility of being filtered and sorted automatically based on what comes after the "+" if you set this up.
  • Note that it is also possible to create real aliases without the + character...
  • Infomaniak is fully compatible with the DEA system on which the feature presented here depends; in case of a problem, contact the organization on which it is used.

 

Using a “disposable” alias with an Infomaniak email address

The next time you sign up for a newsletter or a customer account that requires a username:

  • Simply use a formulation of your email address that includes the "+" sign (example: anna+newsletter‍@domain.xyz) instead of providing your actual email address:

So if your usual email address is anna@domain.xyz, emails sent to anna+newsletter‍@domain.xyz or anna+nospam@domain.xyz (in short, anna+"whatever you want here"@domain.xyz ...) will arrive in the inbox of anna@domain.xyz.

Next, to automatically move incoming messages sent to your aliases into specific folders, refer to this other guide to create sorting filters based on the recipient of the received message.

You can also configure an email software/client so that sending from this type of email address works: refer to the second part of this other guide — this does not work for sending from the Infomaniak Mail web app (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail).


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This guide details the limits of your email in terms of size (message weight and disk space size) set as part of Infomaniak's email offers and guides you to check the storage used.

 

Email box size limit

⚠ Storage space in GB:

kSuiteFree20
 Standard*
 Business*
 Enterprise*
 my kSuite20
 my kSuite+*
Mail ServiceStarter 1 max. address20
 Premium 5 min. addresses*

* unlimited

 

Limit on the size and number of emails

  • The maximum size of an email in sending and receiving is 210,763,776 bytes, or 201 MB exactly.
    • This includes header and body (text, html, attachments, etc.) regardless of the means used to send it.
    • Note that an attachment can be encoded in base64, so its size in the email is not necessarily the same as its size on disk.
  • With the Infomaniak Mail web app (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail) the size limit of attachments is 25 MB.
    • Beyond this and up to a limit of 3 GB a SwissTransfer link is generated and integrated into your message: the data is stored in Switzerland in the Infomaniak Cloud and your recipients will be able to use this link to easily download the attachments during a predefined period.
    • Beyond 3 GB (and up to 50 GB), it is recommended to go directly through SwissTransfer for your shipments.
  • The number of messages in the respective storage space is not limited.
    • However, it is not recommended to keep more than 4,000 to 5,000 messages per folder (slowing down message indexing).
    • It is therefore advisable to move your messages into subfolders, which also facilitates their consultation (you can do this manually or set up automatic sorting rules).

 

Email retention time limit

  • There is no time limit for message retention in the inbox or in subfolders, except for an email that would be deleted, or marked as spam, or moved manually/automatically to the "Trash" or "Spam" folder (or one of its equivalent names such as "Deleted Items", "Deleted Messages", "Junk Mail", including spelled in another language, "Junk" for example - non-exhaustive list)… In this case, the email is automatically deleted after 30 days without possibility of recovery.

Therefore, never use a folder named, for example, Trash or Infected to store and keep important messages.

 

Display the total size from the Infomaniak Web Mail app

To do this:

  1. Click here to access the Infomaniak Web Mail app (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail).
  2. Check or select the email address concerned in the dropdown menu of the left sidebar.
  3. Click on the action menu to the right of the item concerned in the displayed table.
  4. Click on Email address settings.
  5. Click on Refresh in the Storage box to display the mailbox size:

 

Other email limits

 

Still having trouble?

If the email address of your recipient is not hosted by Infomaniak, you may receive an error message when sending the email. This can take various forms, such as Recipient address rejected: 5.2.2 Over quota 554 5.0.0 Service unavailable.

This may indicate that your recipient's mailbox is full and they can no longer receive emails, or that the email you are trying to send is too large.

In this case, you need to contact your correspondent to ask them to empty/lighten their mailbox or to ask for the maximum size of the messages you can send them.


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This guide explains how to connect the desktop app Outlook 2019 (desktop application on Windows) to an email address hosted by Infomaniak.

 

Preamble

  • The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (IMAP/SMTP for email, for example), therefore if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as article 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.

 

Add the email address to the application

Prerequisites

To configure the email application:

  1. Open the application.
  2. Click on the File menu:
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  3. Click on Account Settings.
  4. Click on Add or Remove Accounts:
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  5. Click on New:
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  6. Enter the email address to connect.
  7. Click on Advanced Options.
  8. Click on Manual Configuration.
  9. Click on the blue Connect button:
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  10. Click on IMAP:
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  11. Enter the password of the email address to connect.
  12. Click on the blue Connect button:
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  13. Uncheck the additional mobile device configuration box if necessary.
  14. Click on the blue Finish button:
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  15. Click on Repair to correct some automatically added but incorrect information:
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  16. Click on Advanced Options.
  17. Click on Manual Repair.
  18. Click on the blue Repair button:
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  19. Check and complete the missing information by scrolling down if necessary.
  20. Click on Outgoing Mail:
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  21. Check and complete the missing information.
  22. Click on Next.
  23. Click on Finish:
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  24. Click on Close:
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  25. There you go, your email address is now correctly configured in the application:
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Recommended settings

  • Incoming IMAP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • IMAP port = 993 (with SSL)
  • Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to activate this protocol: 587 + STARTTLS
  • Username = the complete & full email address ( ? )
  • Password = the one generated for the email address you want to access
  • Authentication required for sending emails:
    • It is activated in the SMTP settings of your application.
    • Check "use the same parameters as the incoming server" or, depending on the software/email clients, enter a username (= complete & full email address) and the generated password.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about other mail ports and protocols compatible (SSL / TLS for example).

 

In case of a problem

Check that the Mail Service is configured optimally.

It is not necessary to contact Infomaniak Support if your email address works well outside the application. The most common error concerns the use of an incorrect password. The troubleshooting guides help you resolve any potential issues:

… and if your Outlook no longer works since a change of email password, refer to this other guide.


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This guide details the various possibilities available to you in the incoming email filtering tool (based on sorting rules) of Mail Infomaniak.

 

Preamble

  • Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about setting up sorting filters on your Infomaniak mailbox.

 

Discover the possible conditions

The meaning of these different existing conditions and criteria is detailed below:

 

From

Allows you to filter messages based on the sender (and decide what to do with emails always coming from the same person or domain, for example).

A

Allows you to filter messages based on the recipient (if you receive an email that is always addressed to a specific main recipient, for example volunteers@domain.xyz).

Cc

Allows you to filter messages based on the recipient mentioned in the Cc field (and who therefore receives the email as a copy in addition to the main recipient).

Subject

Allows you to filter messages based on the subject of the message.

Reply to

Allows you to filter messages by looking at the content of the reply-to field (specific condition - example).

Size

Allows you to filter messages based on their size.

Message content

Allows you to filter messages based on certain words that would appear in the body of the incoming message.

Email type

Allows you to filter messages based on the x-infomaniak-type header whose value can be ham, spam, transactional and bounce.

In the case of using a condition "email type = advertising, social media", then the selected action will be performed before the advertising filtering if the latter was activated.


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This guide explains how to connect the Apple Mail mobile app (for iOS smartphone or tablet) to an email address hosted by Infomaniak.

 

Preamble

  • Instead of the manual configuration below, it is recommended to use the .mobileconfig configuration profiles offered by Apple or the Infomaniak Mail app (iOS) to benefit from a Push type update method.
  • The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (IMAP/SMTP for email, for example), therefore if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as section 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.

 

Manually add the email address to the application

Prerequisites

To configure the mail application:

  1. Open the settings of the iPhone and tap on Apps:
  2. In Apps, tap on Mail:
  3. Tap on Mail Accounts:
  4. Tap to add an account:
  5. Tap on Other Account:
  6. Tap on Mail Account:
  7. Enter the email address to attach:
  8. Tap on Next at the top right.
  9. The application mentions certain fields as being optional but they are not at all:
  10. Check and complete the missing information:


  11. Stay on the IMAP tab and click Next at the top right.
  12. Enable emails and save the configuration at the top right:
  13. Your email address is now configured in the application.

 

Recommended settings

  • Incoming IMAP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • IMAP port = 993 (with SSL)
  • Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to activate this protocol: 587 + STARTTLS
  • Username = full & complete email address ( ? )
  • Password = the one generated for the email address you want to access
  • Authentication required for sending emails:
    • It is activated in the SMTP settings of your application.
    • Check "use the same settings as the incoming server" or, depending on the software/email clients, re-enter a username (= full & complete email address) and the generated password.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about other compatible messaging ports and protocols (SSL / TLS for example).

 

In case of a problem

Check that the Mail Service is configured optimally.

There is no need to contact Infomaniak Support if your email address works well outside the application. The most common error concerns the use of an incorrect password. The troubleshooting guides help you resolve any potential issues:

And if your Apple Mail no longer works at the sending level (disconnected or missing SMTP server, for example) or after a password change, refer to this other guide.


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This guide explains how to access your emails hosted by Infomaniak from your devices.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information on synchronizing your contacts & calendars.

 

Quickly access your mailbox

  • Use directly the messaging in a web browser thanks to the Web app Mail Infomaniak (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/mail)…
  • Download the mobile app Infomaniak Mail (application for smartphone or tablet iOS / Android)…

 

Synchronize emails on all your devices

  • Click here to open the Infomaniak assistant to configure the synchronization of your devices (macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS) and common mail software/clients (Outlook, Microsoft 365, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, eM Client, etc.).

Specific guides

OSApplication to synchronize
signOutlook New / Microsoft 365 MSO / 2019 ( Windows)
signOutlook Microsoft 365 MSO ( macOS)
signApple Mail (configuration profile macOS)
signApple Mail (configuration profile iOS: iPhone, iPad, etc.)
signMail ( Android: Huawei, Samsung, Sony, etc.)
sign+signOutlook ( iOS + Android)
sign+signGmail ( iOS + Android)
sign+sign+signMozilla Thunderbird

 

Recommended settings

  • Incoming IMAP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • IMAP port = 993 (with SSL)
  • Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to activate this protocol:
    • Prioritize port 587 + STARTTLS: this is the official technical standard and the most compatible method with the majority of modern systems for authenticated submission.
    • Tolerate port 465 + SSL/TLS only as a compatibility option or alternative, specifying that it is implicit encryption, but that 587 remains the recommended choice.
  • Username = full & complete email address ( ? )
  • Password = the one generated for the email address you want to access
  • Authentication required to send emails:
    • It is activated in the SMTP settings of your application.
    • Check "use the same parameters as the incoming server" or, depending on the software/email clients, enter a username (= full & complete email address) and its password.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about other compatible email ports and protocols.

 

In case of a problem

⚠️ The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (notably IMAP/SMTP for email, WebDAV for sharing, S3/Swift for storage, etc.). Therefore, if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as article 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.

 

Change an email password

Passwords can be multiple, they are generated randomly and can no longer be retrieved after their first display. You must therefore (re)create them as soon as you need them, specifying the device and/or user concerned, in order to distinctly manage the elements on the day you need to handle a specific connection.

Manage passwords:


 

Apply the new email password

If you have deleted an existing password to create a new one, you will need to update your applications & devices that were using this password. Refer to these specific guides:

 

You don't manage your emails with Infomaniak yet?


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This guide explains how to connect the desktop app Microsoft 365 Outlook MSO (desktop application on Windows) to an email address hosted by Infomaniak.

 

Preamble

  • The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (IMAP/SMTP for email, for example). Therefore, if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact the publisher directly or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as article 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.

 

Add the email address to the application

Prerequisites

To configure the email application:

  1. Open the application.
  2. Click on File.
  3. Click on Add an account.
  4. Enter the email address to be linked.
  5. Click on Connect.
  6. Choose IMAP:
    sign
  7. Check and complete the missing information.
  8. Click on Next.
  9. Enter the password for your email address.
  10. Your email address is now configured in the application.

 

Recommended settings

  • Incoming IMAP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • IMAP port = 993 (with SSL)
  • Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
  • SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to activate this protocol: 587 + STARTTLS
  • Username = full & complete email address ( ? )
  • Password = the one generated for the email address you want to access
  • Authentication required to send emails:
    • It is activated in the SMTP settings of your application.
    • Check "use the same parameters as the incoming server" or according to the software/email clients, enter a username (= full & complete email address) and the generated password.

Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about other compatible mail ports and protocols (SSL / TLS for example).

 

If you encounter any issues

Check that the Mail Service is configured optimally.

There is no need to contact Infomaniak Support if your email address works well outside the application. The most common error concerns the use of an incorrect password. The troubleshooting guides help you resolve any potential issues:

… and if your Outlook no longer works since a change of email password, refer to this other guide.


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