Outlook IMAP Configuration

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This page is designed to walk you through configuring Microsoft Outlook to connect to the IMAP mailserver.

Important Notes:

• These instructions were created with Outlook 2003 (if you have another version, it will be similiar, but expect variations).

Configure Outlook

Click 'Start-Settings-Control Panel' and find the 'Email' Icon, and open it (double-click). You should see the following screen.

Click on the 'Email Accounts' button.

Select "add a new email account". Then click next.

Select IMAP and click next.

Fill in all the information on this page. (NOTE: THIS WILL BE YOUR UNIX PASSWORD!!!) The incoming/outgoing mailservers should be usernamce.mail.cs.washington.edu then click on the "more settings".

Select "outgoing server" tab and check the box that says "my outgoing server requires authentication".

Select the "Advanced" tab and check both boxes for enabling SSL on incoming/outgoing servers. Also change the outgoing mailserver port to 587. It is recomended that you select a "root folder path". I generally use "mail". This puts your IMAP folders under a directory called "mail" in your unix home direcotry.

Select "OK", "Next", "Finish" and then close all the windows.

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