MiniFAQ
1. Welcome to the MPI-INF
We have sent your account data to your (external) email address. That's why you found this page :-)
Please read the following very short Mini-FAQ to ease your start at Max-Planck-Institut for Informatics (MPI-INF)
2. First things first: Change your initial password
Please change your initial password before your first login here:
Please note: Any service (ssh, email, intranet, ...) will only be accessible if you have changed your initial password.
3. Connecting to the institute from the outside world
Please use:
- ssh
with your Unix login to connect to the unix machine:
- contact.mpi-inf.mpg.de
from the outside.
4. Accessing the Intranet
Please use the following URL to connect to the Intranet-Server worldwide:
Please:
- use the your account and password (which is different from the initial password. Only your own newly set / changed password will work!) to log into the server.
- allow cookies for one the following server:
5. Reading email worldwide
5.1 IMAP mailbox (default)
Please configure your favorite client (e.g. Thunderbird is recommended for all platforms) to connect to the server:
- mail.mpi-inf.mpg.de (default)
Detailed documentation: https://plex.mpi-klsb.mpg.de/display/Documentation/Sending+Email
Please use the secure port 993 to talk to the IMAP server (the insecure IMAP port 143 will not work!).
5.2 HCL Notes Client based mailbox on Windows, MacOS and Linux
These accounts need to be setup upon request.
In order to get full access to all HCL Notes/Domino groupware features, we encourage you to use your Notes client on whatever platform you prefer.
Please read this documentation on how to set up the client:
5.3 Web
Visit the intranet entry page. There is link pointing to your web mailbox. Depending on the server you are using, this is either for Unix/IMAP:
or HCL Notes/Domino based mailboxes:
Please note: HCL Notes Mailboxes can not be used with Thunderbird or Apple Mail. They need to be used using the Notes client or a web browser.
6. I have a problem: Who can help?
Please check our IST-Documentation first. If you still need help, please do not hesitate to use our:
to open a new request ticket to get help.
Additionally, you can always send email to:
7. Whom to blame for errors on this page
Please send error corrections or other useful hints for improving this documentation directly to
Please use this
You can also give me feedback directly via the phone:
+49 681 9325-5812
Thank you - see you at the institute!