Your email account at the University of Hohenheim

• Email address:
  Your email address is in the form vorname.nachname@uni-hohenheim.de. Please note: You cannot log in with your email address. Use your Hohenheim user account for this purpose.
• Mailbox size:
  Currently there is no limit to the size of your mailbox.
• Spam filter:
  Emails from suspicious sources are automatically rejected. All other emails are checked for viruses and spam before delivery.
• Virus filter:
  Emails containing viruses are automatically rejected.
• Webmail:
  You can access your email account via the webmail portal: webmail.uni-hohenheim.de.
• Maximum email size:
  The maximum size for incoming and outgoing emails is 50 MB.

• It is possible to send/receive emails via the webmail portal or an email program.
• The webmail portal enables worldwide access via web browser.
• Optional use of an email program also possible.

Access data for setting up an email client

You can access your Hohenheim email account with email programs such as Thunderbird or Outlook. Detailed configuration instructions are available for the most important email programs:

• Setting up a mailbox using Outlook 2019
• Setting up a mailbox using MacOS Mail
• Setting up a mailbox using iOS or iPadOS
• Setting up a mailbox using Android

Other & older Outlook versions:

• Outlook account setup for M365
• Setting up a mailbox using Outlook 2016
• Setting up a mailbox using Thunderbird
• Setting up a mailbox using Alpine

If you have technical knowledge and would like to skip the previous instructions, you will find the relevant settings below:

Incoming mail server (receive emails)

• Name of the server:
  mailserv.uni-hohenheim.de
• Port:
  Use IMAP with port 993 and SSL.
• Authentication:
  Log in with your Hohenheim user account.

Outgoing email server (send emails)

• Name of the server:
  mailserv.uni-hohenheim.de
• Port:
  Use SMTP with port 587 and either STARTTLS or TLS.
• Authentication:
  As with the incoming email server, authentication takes place with your Hohenheim user account.

Forwarding emails

Starting with the summer semester 2024, the function for forwarding emails to external mail servers will be deactivated.

This step is being taken in accordance with the Rectorate's resolution of June 20, 2023, which does not permit such forwarding.

Outlook app for iOS and Android

The use of the Outlook app for iOS and Android is not permitted at the University of Hohenheim for security reasons. When you log in for the first time, the device sends the username, password and a specially generated "device key" via a secure connection. However, this information is only encrypted if there is a connection to a Microsoft Exchange server, which is not the case at the University of Hohenheim. In addition, Microsoft servers store information, which is not permitted according to § 7 para. 2 lit. e of the University of Hohenheim's user regulations.

ILIAS mail

The University of Hohenheim also offers access to ILIAS, an eLearning platform. ILIAS has an internal mail function, often referred to as "ILIAS mail". Please note that ILIAS-Mail is only used for internal communication within the ILIAS platform and has nothing to do with your regular Hohenheim email account or the webmail service.