Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with MyMail - Syracuse University

Follow the instructions below to setup your MyMail account in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003. Below the instructions are links to further tips when using Outlook 2003 to manage your MyMail folders and messages.

Start Microsoft Office Outlook 2003.
From the menu bar at the top of the Microsoft Outlook screen, select Tools > Email Accounts.
At the E-mail Accounts wizard, select "Add a new e-mail account" and then click the Next button.
For Server Type, choose IMAP and then click the Next button.
At the Internet E-mail Settings (IMAP) screen, enter the following:
1. Your Name (as you would like it to appear in your outgoing mail)
2. E-mail Address (in the form YourNetID@syr.edu)
3. Incoming mail server (IMAP): IMAP-SERVER.SYR.EDU
4. Outgoing mail server (SMTP): SMTP-HOST.SYR.EDU
5. User Name (your NetID)
6. Password (your NetID password)
7. DO check the box in front of "Remember Password"
8. DO NOT check the box in front of "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)"
9. When finished with the above, click the More Settings button
In the Internet E-mail Settings window, do ALL of the following:
1. On the General tab, under Mail Account, change IMAP-SERVER.SYR.EDU to MyMail (IMAP)
2. On the Outgoing Server tab, check the box in front of "My Outgoing Server SMTP) Requires Authentication" and select "Use Same Settings as My Incoming Mail server"
3. On the Advanced tab, under Outgoing Server (SMTP), check the box in front of "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)"
4. When finished with the above, click the OK button.
At the Internet E-mail Settings (IMAP) screen, click the Next button.
At the E-mail Accounts screen, click the Finish button.

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