Outlook Express Configuration
1. Configuring Outlook to access your email account.
You need to create an "mail account" definition to access your email account.
Start up Outlook Express and then select Tools -> Accounts -> Add -> Mail to add a new mail account.
Fill in the appropriate fields using the following information:
| Field | Value | Note |
|---|
| Incoming mail server type | IMAP
POP3 | your choice |
| Incoming mail server | imap.utk.edu
pop.utk.edu | if IMAP
if POP |
| Outgoing mail (SMTP) server | smtp.utk.edu |
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| Account name | (your NetID) |
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| Password | (your NetID password) |
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| Remember password | (check/uncheck) | your choice |
Now click Finish and then Close.
If you selected "IMAP" as your server type, then select Tools -> Accounts and then double-click on the name of the account you just created.
Select the IMAP tab and fill in the following fields:
| Field ("IMAP" tab) | Value |
|---|
| Root folder path | (leave blank) |
| Check for new messages in all folders | (uncheck) |
Now click Okay and then Close.
2. Configuring Outlook to access folders on your Unix account.
If you wish to also store email folders on your Unix account you need to create an additional Outlook "mail account" to access your Unix account.
Create this additional account exactly as above except using the following information:
| Field | Value | Note |
|---|
| Incoming mail server type | IMAP |
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| Incoming mail server | unix.cas.utk.edu |
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| Outgoing mail (SMTP) server | smtp.utk.edu |
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| Account name | (your Unix username) |
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| Password | (your Unix password) |
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| Remember password | (check/uncheck) | your choice |
| Field ("IMAP" tab) | Value |
|---|
| Root folder path | ~/mail/ |
| Check for new messages in all folders | (uncheck) |
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