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E-mail Configuration Guides
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These guides will help you configure an e-mail application (program) on your computer for use with your University e-mail account. Please read our E-mail Best Practices Guide for tips on keeping e-mail running smoothly.
Technical details: These guides were designed for IMAP configurations with SSL/TLS enabled; if you especially need to use POP instead of IMAP, we may have a POP guide for your e-mail client. IMAP vs. POP — what's the difference?
Which e-mail software is right for me?
1-HELP experts have evaluated several popular e-mail applications to arrive at the following recommendations for each platform:
| Platform | Recommended | Best Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Mac OS X | Mozilla Thunderbird | Apple Mail |
| Windows | Mozilla Thunderbird | Microsoft Outlook (Office 2003) |
| Linux | Mozilla Thunderbird | N/A |
Step-by-Step Setup Instructions, grouped by platform
Please choose the appropriate guide from the following list for the e-mail software you plan to use. Contact 1-HELP if you would like assistance.
quick setup
E-mail client (IMAP)
If your e-mail software is not listed on this page, use the following settings.
Incoming mail
- server type
- IMAP
- server / host
- YourInternetID.email.umn.edu
(use your Internet Login ID) - port number and
security (encryption) - 143: TLS (STARTTLS)
- 993: SSL
- username and password
- use your own University Internet ID and password
- authentication method
- password; do not use Secure Password Authentication (SPA)
- mail check interval
- 15 minutes or longer
Outgoing mail (SMTP)
- server / host
- smtp.umn.edu
- port number and
security (encryption) - 587 or 25: TLS (STARTTLS)
- 465: SSL
- username and password
- same as for incoming mail
- authentication method
- password; do not use Secure Password Authentication (SPA)
Address lookup (LDAP)
This feature works only when connected to the University network.
- server / host
- ldap.umn.edu
- base DN (all on one line)
- o=University of
Minnesota,c=US - port number
- 389
Macintosh
- Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 (recommended)
- Apple Mail
(recommended)
Apple Mail is an application that comes with Mac OS X.
This guide was made for Mail version 1.25. Other versions may differ slightly. - Microsoft Entourage for Mac OS X
(preferred alternative)
Entourage is an application that comes with Microsoft Office. - Microsoft Entourage for Mac OS 9
- Eudora 6 on Mac OS X
- Eudora 6 on Mac OS 9
- Netscape 7 on Mac OS X
- Netscape 7 on Mac OS 9
- Netscape Communicator 4.7 - 4.8
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.x
Windows
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 (recommended)
- Microsoft Outlook
(preferred alternative)
This guide was made for Outlook 2003, an application bundled with Microsoft Office 2003. - Microsoft Outlook 2007
- Eudora 6
- Netscape 7.0 - 7.1
- Netscape 7.2
- Netscape Communicator (Messenger) 4.7x
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6.x
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.x
- Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
- Windows Mail 6.0 for Windows Vista
WebMail
Handheld
- SnapperMail 2
- Windows Mobile 2003 (Inbox)
- Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Messaging)
- Windows Mobile 5 (Messaging/Outlook)