Bluewin e-mail server – IMAP/CalDAV/CardDAV, Exchange ActiveSync & POP3      

Set up your e-mail address in your e-mail programme with  @bluewin.ch/@bluemail.ch This allows you to synchronise your e-mails, calendar and address book with several devices.

IMAP, CalDAV and CardDAV

Combining IMAP with CalDAV and CardDAV ensures that not only your e-mails, but also your calendar events and contacts remain consistent and up to date across all your devices. While IMAP is responsible for e-mail synchronisation, CalDAV and CardDAV enable calendar data and contacts in particular to be synchronised.

IMAP settings and information

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) enables you to access and manage your e-mails on any device. 

  • Synchronisation: e-mails  
  • Compatible with almost all e-mail apps and programmes (Android, Gmail app, Mail for iOS, Mail for macOS, Windows Outlook)  
  • Available with Bluewin E-Mail light, Bluewin E-Mail basic, Bluewin E-Mail advanced

Instructions for IMAP

Server settings

CalDAV settings and information

The network protocol CalDAV is used to synchronise your calendar data between various devices and servers.

  • Synchronisation: calendar 
  • Compatible with many e-mail apps and programmes (e.g. calendar for iOS and macOS, Thunderbird). Android devices and Microsoft Outlook are not compatible with CalDAV. A special plugin or third-party app may be needed. 
  • Available with Bluewin E-Mail basic and Bluewin E-Mail advanced

Server settings

CardDAV settings and information

CardDAV enables you to keep your contact data (names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses) up to date on different devices at all times.

  • Synchronisation: contacts 
  • Compatible with many e-mail apps and programmes (e.g. contacts for iOS and macOS, Thunderbird). Android devices and Microsoft Outlook are not compatible with CardDAV.  
  • Available with Bluewin E-Mail basic and Bluewin E-Mail advanced

Server settings

Exchange ActiveSync

With Exchange ActiveSync, you can access and manage your e-mails, calendar, contacts and tasks on your smartphone. 

Exchange settings and information

Using Exchange ActiveSync enables you to set up your mail programme once for the synchronisation of e-mail, calendar, contacts and tasks.

  • Synchronisation: e-mails, calendar, contacts and tasks 
  • Compatible with the Mail app on iOS devices and the Gmail app on Android devices. Synchronisation of calendar and contacts is not possible with Apple Mail for Mac or Windows Outlook.
  • Available with Bluewin E-Mail basic and Bluewin E-Mail advanced

 Instructions for Exchange

Server settings

POP3

With POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3), you can download your e-mails from the server to a local device. The e-mails are then deleted from the server.

POP3 settings and information

POP3 is a simple, older protocol that is mainly used to download e-mails from a server to a single device. It offers less flexibility, especially when used on multiple devices.

  • No synchronisation (e-mail downloading only)
  • Limited synchronisation functions between devices
  • Available with Bluewin E-Mail light, Bluewin E-Mail basic, Bluewin E-Mail advanced

Server settings

Additional support

Set up Bluewin e-mail step by step in your e-mail programme.

We can help you in the Swisscom Shop, by phone or on site (charges apply).  

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