E-mail and Internet Accounts Guides

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Microsoft Entourage 2001 for Macintosh OS 9

Contents:


Email Account Setup Guide


1) Open Entourage, go to the "Tools" menu (if you get other pop-up screens when opening Outlook Express, close them until you can click on the "Tools" menu), and click on "Accounts..."



2) When the "Internet Accounts" window appears, click on the "Mail" tab. Click and hold on the "New" button, moving your pointer over the "Mail..." label and release the mouse button.



3) When the "Account Setup Assistant" dialog starts, begin filling out Your name: the name you want to appear on all your emails you send to people. At the bottom left of this window, click Configure account manually.



4) In the New Account window, choose IMAP, the recommended protocol for U of MN e-mail, unless, as an advanced user, you have a reason to use POP. Click OK.



5) In the Edit Account window, fill in the following information:

Account Settings
    Account name
: Your full name
    Include this account...: (optional)

Personal information
    Name
: Your full name
    E-mail address: <your internet ID>@umn.edu

Receiving mail
    Account ID
: <your internet ID>
    IMAP server: <your internet ID>.email.umn.edu
    Password/Save password: (optional)

Sending mail
    SMTP Server
: smtp.umn.edu



6) Set advanced receiving options:

This IMAP service requires a secure connection (SSL) should be checked.

Override default IMAP port: check if 993 isn't set, and reset to 993 if needed.



7) Set advanced sending options:

SMTP service requires secure connection (SSL) should be checked.

Override default SMTP port should be checked and changed to 587.

SMTP server requires authentication should be checked.
    Use same settings as incoming mail server should be set.



8) Settings in the Options tab are optional. The settings shown in the Advanced tab are preferred, but the "Delete Model" can be altered to suit your needs.





LDAP Setup


1) Go back to the "Tools" menu and then click on "Accounts"


 

2) Click on the Directory Service tab, and select New. Close any popup windows that offer to help you setup, or click Configure account manually if the option appears in such a window.






3) In the Account Settings tab, input the following values:

Account name: U of MN LDAP

LDAP server: ldap.umn.edu



4) In the Options tab enter the following information in the Search base field: o=University of Minnesota,c=US. Click OK when finished.



5) In the Accounts window, highlight "U of MN LDAP" and click the button Make Default.






6) To use LDAP in Entourage, go to the "Tools" menu and then click on "Directory Services"




7) In the Folder List column of the main Entourage window, highlight U of MN LDAP in the list and input your search terms (the example below uses "helpline" and shows the search results).





Address Book Setup


1) To open the Address book click on the "Address Book" pane in the Entourage window.



2) To add someone to your personal address book, click on the "New" button and then select "New Contact"



3) Fill out as much information as you feel necessary in the window that appears, then close the contact window.



4) You should now notice a new entry in your Address Book. We can also create email lists by clicking on "New Group" to get this page. In "Group Name" type what you want to name the email list, and then click "Select Members"



5) To Add users to the list, select them in the window on the left, and click on "Select" to move them to the right (which represents the list members). When done, click "OK" to exist the "Select Group Members" window, and then "OK" again to exit the list properties window.



6) To use the address book in addressing a letter, first start a new email by going to "New" and then selecting "Compose a mail message". Clicking on the little "book" icon next to the "To: " address line will bring up the address book. Simply select the names you wish you appear in the To:, CC:, and BCC: fields, and move them to the proper boxes with the arrow keys, then click "OK"




7) The addresses are inserted into the proper spots in the email header fields, and you are ready to compose your letter.