# \[Solved\] How does the SMTP url look like

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**Category:** Help with Setup/Upgrade\
**Created:** [August 5, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/solved-how-does-the-smtp-url-look-like/731 "2015-08-05T17:59:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ndalliard](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/ndalliard/32/176_2.png) [@ndalliard](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/ndalliard)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/solved-how-does-the-smtp-url-look-like/731/1 "2015-08-05T17:59:24Z")

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I cant figure out, how the SMTP url should look like. I tried:

`smtps://$my_emailaddress:$my_password@box.domain.com`

But that doesnt work. Is that even possible?!

If I use `smtp://$my_emailaddress:$my_password@box.domain.com` then I get the error:

> SASL authentification failed

(In case you are wondering. I want to use Mutt)

**Edit:** Okay sorry my bad. The $my\_passwrord “import” didn’t work. With a plain password it works…

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**Author:** ![just4t](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/just4t/32/1838_2.png) [@just4t](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/just4t)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/solved-how-does-the-smtp-url-look-like/731/2 "2015-08-05T18:45:41Z")

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Neverneeded but this URL (Spanish) may help you: [http://www.atareao.es/ubuntu/mutt-un-cliente-de-correo-en-el-terminal/](http://www.atareao.es/ubuntu/mutt-un-cliente-de-correo-en-el-terminal/)

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**Author:** ![JoshData](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/joshdata/32/2153_2.png) [@JoshData](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/JoshData)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/solved-how-does-the-smtp-url-look-like/731/3 "2015-08-05T18:58:38Z")

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smtp URLs aren’t a general thing. You would need to compare mutt’s documentation to our mail client configuration requirements. You should be looking for something in mutt’s documentation that mentions `STARTTLS` though.

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**Author:** ![ndalliard](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/ndalliard/32/176_2.png) [@ndalliard](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/ndalliard)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/solved-how-does-the-smtp-url-look-like/731/4 "2015-08-06T05:57:32Z")

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It looks like this is the right way:

> smtp://$my\_emailaddress:$my\_password@box.domain.com:587

with this setting:

> set ssl\_starttls = yes

At least it works this way 👍