Email Tips: Setting Up Mail In Microsoft Outlook 2003

Setting up email account in MS Outlook 2003

1. To start Outlook, click on Start and then select All Programs or Programs and then Microsoft Outlook 2003.

2. Click on the Tools menu at the top of the Outlook window and select E-mail Accounts.

3. In the E-mail Accounts window, click on Add a new e-mail account and then click on Next.

4. In the Server Type window, click on IMAP. Then click on Next.

5. In the Internet E-mail Settings (IMAP) window, perform the following steps:

a) In the Your Name box, type your first and last names as you want them to appear in the From field of your outgoing messages.

b) In the E-mail Address box, type your Temple e-mail address (for example, rconwell@temple.edu).

c) In the User Name box, type your AccessNet username (for example, rconwell).

d) In the Password box, type your AccessNet password.

e) By default, the Remember password box is checked so you don\'t have to type your password every time you start Outlook. Be aware, however, that anyone who uses your computer will then be able to access your e-mail account. If privacy is an issue, click on Remember password to uncheck this box.

f) In the Incoming mail server (IMAP) box, type: imap.temple.edu

g) In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type: smtpauth.temple.edu

Note: Do not select Logon using Secure Password Authentiation (SPA).

6. Click on More Settings.

7. In the Internet E-mail Settings window, perform the following steps:

a) Outlook automatically names your account imap.temple.edu. If you wish,
you can enter another name in the Mail Account box, such as TUmail or Temple mail.

b) Click on the Outgoing Server tab.

c) Click on My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. Also make sure Use same settings as my incoming server is selected.

d) Click on the Advanced tab.

e) Under Incoming server (IMAP), click on This server requires a secure connection (SSL).

f) Under Outgoing server (IMAP), click on This server requires a secure connection (SSL).

g) Set Server Timeouts to 10 minutes.

h) Click on OK.

i) In the E-mail Accounts window, click on Next.

7. Finally, click on Finish