Outlook (classic) on Windows: setting up your email
For Outlook from Microsoft 365 or Office 2016 and newer, with the File menu at the top left. You need your email address and the password of your mailbox; everything else is below.
Open the File menu
Click File at the top left and then Add Account.
Enter your email address
Type your full email address. Click Advanced options and tick Let me set up my account manually. Click Connect.
Choose IMAP
Outlook asks what type of account it is. Choose IMAP.
Enter the servers
Incoming mail: server imap.migadu.com, port 993, encryption SSL/TLS. Outgoing mail: server smtp.migadu.com, port 465, encryption SSL/TLS. Leave "Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" off. Click Next.
Enter your password
Type the password of your mailbox and click Connect. If Outlook asks for a username, enter your full email address.
Done
Click Done. Your folders appear on the left; fetching the first time can take a few minutes.
All details at a glance
| Server | Port | Security | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming (IMAP) | imap.migadu.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing (SMTP) | smtp.migadu.com | 465 | SSL/TLS |
- Username: your full email address, for both incoming and outgoing.
- Password: the password of your mailbox. We don't know it; if you have lost it, we send you a link to choose a new one.
- Account type: IMAP. Then you see the same folders and messages on every device.
- Webmail: without setting anything up you can also read and send your email at webmail.modexsoftware.nl. Log in with your full email address and your password; leave the field for the verification code empty.
Buttons sometimes have slightly different names per version than here; the details you fill in are always the same. If it doesn't work, first check that your password is right by logging in to the webmail.
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