# \[Solved\] 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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**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 👍

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