Email server settings
UCSF CGL email SMTP, IMAP & POP3 settings
Use these settings to add your UCSF CGL email account (cgl.ucsf.edu) to Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, your phone or any app that sends email over SMTP.
Incoming mail
IMAP
- Server
- plato.
cgl. ucsf. edu - Port
- 993
- Security
- SSL/TLS
- User name
- part before the @
- Authentication
- Normal password
Outgoing mail
SMTP
- Server
- plato.
cgl. ucsf. edu - Port
- 587
- Security
- STARTTLS
- User name
- part before the @
- Authentication
- Normal password
How to set up UCSF CGL email in a mail app
- Choose add account → manual setup (or “other account”) in your mail app.
- Enter your full UCSF CGL email address and password.
- Pick IMAP for incoming mail and enter the server, port and security from the table above.
- Enter the SMTP server for outgoing mail (plato.cgl.ucsf.edu, port 587) and enable authentication with the same login.
If the login keeps failing, check that IMAP/POP access is enabled in the UCSF CGL email web settings, and use an app password if your account uses two-step verification.
Settings from the Mozilla Thunderbird ISP database (MPL 2.0), which mail clients use for automatic setup.
UCSF CGL email settings: FAQ
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{
"email": "support@emailvalidation.io",
"user": "support",
"tag": "",
"domain": "emailvalidation.io",
"format_valid": true,
"mx_found": true,
"smtp_check": true,
"catch_all": null,
"role": true,
"disposable": false,
"free": false,
"score": 0.64,
"state": "deliverable",
"reason": "low_quality",
"did_you_mean": "",
"catch_all_resolution": null,
"bounce_probability": null,
"status": "valid",
"sub_status": "role_based",
"explanation": "The mailbox exists, but it is a role address (such as info@ or support@), usually read by a team rather than one person.",
"recommended_action": "send_with_caution"
}