Setting Up Microsoft® Outlook 2000

Setting Up an IMAP Email Account

In Outlook, select 'Tools / E-mail Accounts'. The Internet Connection Wizard will appear. (Note: Outlook's Test Account Settings tool will often indicate that the connection was not successful, though your settings are correct. Please disregard the Test Account Settings tool.)

Your Name Window

Enter your name in the 'Display name' box. This is the name that will appear in the 'From' field of messages you send.

Internet E-mail Address Window

In the 'E-mail address' box, enter your entire email address
(e.g., myname@mydomain.com), using all lowercase letters.

E-mail Server Names Window

To use an IMAP server:

1. Click the drop-down menu and select 'IMAP.'
2. In the 'Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server' box, enter the name of the IMAP server: imap.emailsrvr.com

In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server' box, enter the name of the SMTP server: smtp.emailsrvr.com

Internet Mail Logon Window

1. In the 'Account name' box, enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@mydomain.com), using all lowercase letters.
2. In the 'Password' box, enter your password.

Internet Connection Wizard

Indicate how you connect to the Internet.

Congratulations Window

Click the 'Finish' button. The Internet Account window will appear. You must complete the steps below to configure your account.

Turning On Server Authentication (Important!)

1. In the Internet Accounts window, click once on your account.
2. Click the 'Properties' button.
3. Click the 'Servers' tab.
4. Be sure that the 'Log on using Secure Password Authentication' box is not checked
5. Check the 'My server requires authentication' box.
6. Click the 'Advanced' tab.
7. In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' box, enter the default outgoing port 587 or the alternate port 8025.
8. Click the 'OK' button.
9. Click the 'Close' button.

Assigning SSL Secure Server Settings

After setting up your mail account, you can follow the directions below to adjust your POP3 or IMAP account settings to use the secure (SSL) server. The SSL protocol allows you to send and receive secure mail messages.

1. Select 'Tools / Accounts'.
2. Click the 'Mail' tab.
3. Select the mail account for which you want to use a secure server.
4. Click the 'Properties' button.
5. Click the 'Servers' tab.
6. In the 'Incoming mail (POP or IMAP)' box, enter the secure server: secure.emailsrvr.com
7. In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' box, enter the secure server: secure.emailsrvr.com
8. Click the 'Advanced' tab.
9. Check the first 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' box.
10. In the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP)' box, enter the secure outgoing port 465 (or alternate ports 587 or 8025).



    

11. Check the second 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' box.
12. In the 'Incoming mail' box, enter the secure IMAP server port: 993

   

13. Click the 'OK' button.