Email Quick Start
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ECE accounts come with the ability to send and receive e-mail. Your e-mail
address is username@ece.ubc.ca. (To obtain an ECE account,
please see How To Get An Account.)
Contents
Webmail
Access your mail using a web browser through https://webmail.ece.ubc.ca/.
If you receive an SMTP:535 5.7.0 Error: authentication failed: authentication failure when attempting to send messages, please reset your ECE account password at https://id.ece.ubc.ca
Configure Your Email Client
Receive Mail Via IMAPS
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Protocol / Server type | IMAP |
| Email address | username@ece.ubc.ca |
| Server hostname | imap.ece.ubc.ca |
| SSL/TLS encryption | SSL |
| Port | 993 |
| Authentication type | Password (Secure authentication = No) |
| Username | username |
Send Mail Via SMTP
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Protocol / Server type | SMTP |
| Server hostname | mail.ece.ubc.ca |
| SSL/TLS encryption | TLS (Note: Thunderbird use STARTTLS) |
| Port | 587 |
| Server requires authentication | Yes |
| Authentication type | Plain (Secure authentication = No) |
| Username | username |
Specific instructions for configuring common email
clients are also available.
