Handling email from Off Campus

Set up your out-going mail account to use Port 587

• See Thunderbird setup notes: http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/howto/thunderbird/accounts.shtml#accounts/smtp

Setting up Outlook 2003 email accounts

• See also http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/howto/outlook

Incoming mail settings (for Imap)

• Incoming mail server: mail.cs.uwaterloo.ca
• Logon information: CS username and password, check "Remember password"
• Do not check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)"
• More Settings:
  • Outgoing Server tab:
    • Check "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication"
    • Select "Use same settings as my incoming server"
    • If you're using POP, make sure "Use same settings as my incoming server" is set and not "Login to incoming server before sending mail" - this will not work!
      • If you are using IMAP this option "Login to incoming server before sending mail" will not appear
  • Advanced Tab
    • Incoming Server (IMAP): 993
    • Check "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)
    • Outgoing Server (SMTP): 587
    • Check "This server requires and encrypted connection (SSL)"

See attachments for some nifty screenshots.

-- LawrenceFolland - 22 Jan 2006