Editing Email Settings
Learn how to change your email account type, set up an out-of-office message, add virus protection, and other email settings.
- Log in to 1&1 IONOS and select Email.
- Click the Email Address to access its settings.
- You will now see an overview of the settings available for your email address. To edit a setting, simply click on the appropriate line and then make the desired change.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Email Address | Changes your email address while keeping all emails and settings. It's possible to change only the name of your email, or the use another domain at any time. |
| Type | Changes your email account type. Switch between Mail Basic and Mail Business at any time. |
| Password | Sets a new password for your email account. |
| Forwarding Address | Forwards emails to up to 10 separate email accounts. |
| Premium Virus Protection | Enables or disables automatic scanning of your emails attachments for viruses. With virus protection enabled, attachments containing viruses will be automatically deleted. |
| Anti-SPAM | Enables or disables spam protection that protects the account from unwanted advertising emails. |
| Autoresponder | Enables or disables the sending of automatic, pre-written replies to incoming emails. This is useful to inform the sender that you will not be able to view your email or reply until a later date. |
| Email Storage | View the amount of space currently used by your email account and upgrade to a larger storage capacity if needed. |