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2.24.2.11.4. Configuring the Claws Mail mail client

Connection settings

General settings

Settings are the same for both incoming and outgoing mail

Email address (username or login)	The full name of the mailbox, including the @ symbol and domain name
Password	Mailbox password
Server address	mail.adm.tools

Incoming mail

Setting options for incoming mail

Protocol	Port	Encryption	Description
IMAP	993	SSL/TLS	Allows you to synchronize mail with the server over a secure connection Recommended
IMAP	143	No	Allows you to synchronize mail with the server over an unsecured connection
POP3	995	SSL/TLS	Allows only to receive incoming mail from the server via a secure connection, sent and other messages are not synchronized
POP3	110	No	Allows only to receive incoming mail from the server unprotected, sent and other messages are not synchronized

Outgoing mail

Setting options for outgoing mail

Protocol	Port	Encryption	Description
SMTP	465	SSL/TLS	Allows only to send mail over a secure connection Recommended
	25	No	Allows only to send mail over an unsecured connection
	2525	No	Allows only to send mail over an unsecured connection

When you start the mail client for the first time Claws Mail a wizard opens, with the help of which the first mail account is configured. Subsequent mail accounts are configured through the menu.

Configuring with the wizard
Setting via the menu

To configure the Claws Mail mail client using the wizard, do the following:

Start your mail client.
On the page "Welcome to Claws Mail»Click«Forward»:
On the page "About You»Fill in the fields and click«Forward»:
- «Your name»- enter your name in any form.
- «Your email address"- specify mailbox name.
On the page "Receiving mail"Specify the settings for incoming mail and click"Forward»:
- «Server type"- select"IMAP».
- «Server address"- specify mail.adm.tools.
- «Username"- specify mailbox name.
- «Password"- specify mailbox password.
- «Use SSL/TLS to connect to receiving server"- check the box.
- «IMAP server directory"- specify INBOX. (with a dot).
On the page "Sending mail"Specify the settings for outgoing mail and click"Forward»:
- «SMTP server address"- specify mail.adm.tools.
- «Use authentication"- check the box.
- «Use SSL/TLS to connect to SMTP server"- check the box.
On the page "Configuration finished»Click«Save»:
If, when connecting, a window appears with a notification about an unknown certificate, click in it “Accept and save»:
Check mail is working.

To configure the Claws Mail mail client via the menu, do the following:

In the top menu, click “Configuration → Create new account…»:
In the settings window for a new account in the section "Basic»Fill in the fields:
- «Name of account"- specify the name of the account being created in any form.
- Section "Personal information»:
  - «Full name»- enter your name in any form.
  - «Mail address"- specify mailbox name.
- Section "Server information»:
  - «Protocol"- select"IMAP».
  - «Server for receiving"- specify mail.adm.tools.
  - «SMTP server (send)"- specify mail.adm.tools.
  - «User ID"- specify mailbox name.
  - «Password"- specify mailbox password.
In chapter "Receive" in field "IMAP server directory»Specify INBOX. (with a dot):
In chapter "Send"Check the box next to"SMTP Authentication (SMTP AUTH)»:
In chapter "SSL/TLS"Specify the encryption settings and click"OK»:
- In the sections “IMAP"And"Send (SMTP)"Set the switch opposite to"Use SSL/TLS».
- «Automatically accept valid SSL/TLS certificates"- check the box so that a window with a notification about an unknown certificate is not displayed when connecting.
Check mail is working.