Configuring SMTP/Mail Settings

We have an update to policy that webmail is only to be sent through SSL with proper credentials.

Microsoft Outlook® Express (PC)
  1. From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.
  2. Select the Mail tab.
  3. Double-click the Mail account (e.g. mail.example.com)
  4. Select the Servers tab.
  5. Check the box next to “My Server Requires Authentication.”
  6. Select the Advanced tab.
  7. In the Server Port Numbers section, modify “Outgoing mail (SMTP):”
    • 25 or 26 for Non-SSL
    • 465 or 587 for SSL
  8. Click OK

Windows® Mail (PC)

  1. From the Tools menu, select Accounts
  2. Under Mail highlight your E-mail account and click Properties.
  3. Click the Servers tab and make sure that “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” is checked.
  4. Click the Advancedtab, change the outgoing server port:
    • 25 or 26 for Non-SSL
    • 465 or 587 for SSL
  5. Click OK

Microsoft Outlook® 2010 (PC)

  1. From the File menu, select Info and choose Account Settings
  2. Select your Email account and click the Change button above.Click the More Settings… button in the bottom-right corner of the E-Mail Accounts window.In the Internet Email Settings window, click the Outgoing Server tab.
  3. Ensure that the box next to “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” is checked and “use same settings as my incoming mail server” is selected.
  4. Click the Advanced tab and make sure that Use the following type of encrypted connection is set to None for the outgoing (SMTP) port settings for Non-SSL setting. For SSL setting select SSL.
  5. Change the outgoing server port to:
    • 25 or 26 for Non-SSL
    • 465 or 587 for SSL
  6. Click “OK”

Microsoft Outlook® 2007 (PC)

  1. From the Tools menu, select Account Settings
  2. Select your Email account and click the Change button above..
  3. Click the More Settings button in the bottom-right corner of the E-Mail Accounts window.
  4. In the Internet Email Settings window, click the Outgoing Server tab. Ensure that the box next to “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” is checked and “use same settings as my incoming mail server” is selected.
  5. Click the Advanced tab and make sure that Use the following type of encrypted connection is set to “None” for Non-SSL settings.
  6. Change the outgoing server port to:
    • 25 or 26 for Non-SSL
    • 465 or 587 for SSL
  7. Click “OK”

Microsoft Outlook® 2003 and 2002/XP (PC)

  1. From the Tools menu, select Email Accounts.
  2. Select View or change existing email accounts and click Next.
  3. Select your Email account and click the Change button on the right.
  4. Click the More Settings button in the bottom-right corner of the E-Mail Accounts window.
  5. In the Internet Email Settings window, click the Outgoing Server tab.
  6. Ensure that the box next to “My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication” is checked.
  7. Click the Advanced tab and make sure that Use the following type of encrypted connection is set to None for Non-SSL settings.
  8. Change the outgoing server port to:
    • 25 or 26 for Non-SSL
    • 465 or 587 for SSL
  9. Click “OK”

Outlook® 2000 and Outlook® 98 (PC)

Outgoing Mail Servers require authentication. To turn this setting on:

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.
  2. Select click the Mail account (e.g. mail.example.com) and click Properties.
  3. Select the Servers tab.
  4. Check the box next to My Server Requires Authentication.”
  5. Click OK.

Eudora® 6.x (PC)

  1. Click on the Tools menu and select Personalities.
  2. Right-click on the mail Personality to modify and select “Properties”
  3. Check the box next to Authentication Allowed
  4. Click “OK” when you are done.

Netscape Messenger® 7.x or 6.2 (PC)

Setting up the outgoing (SMTP) server:

  1. Open Netscape®
  2. Click the mail icon in the lower left corner
  3. Click EDIT
  4. Click MAIL AND NEWSGROUP settings
  5. For the Outgoing (SMTP) mail server please enter the server name for your server outgoing mail server. (ex. mail.yourdomain.com).

Setting up the incoming (POP3) server:

  1. Open Netscape®
  2. Click the mail icon in the lower left corner<br />Click EDIT
  3. Click MAIL AND NEWSGROUPS settings
  4. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP), which is located on the left side of the screen.
  5. Place a check mark in the box next to User Name and password. Enter the User Name (your complete E-mail address).
  6. Click the OK button.
  7. Enter your email address for “User Name”

Netscape Messenger 4.x (PC)

  1. Open Netscape Messenger.
  2. Click on the Edit menu item.
  3. Then select Preferences from the pull-down menu.
  4. Click on Mail Servers, which is located on the left side of the screen.
  5. Ensure that your full email address is entered in Outgoing mail server user name:
  6. Click OK

Mail for OS X (Mac)

  1. Open the Mail program
  2. From the MAIL menu, choose PREFERENCES
  3. Click the Accounts icon.
  4. Click on the appropriate account, and then click the Edit button.
  5. Click Options
  6. Select Password from the Authentication setting.
  7. Enter your email address as the username.

Eudora 6.x (Mac)

  1. Open Eudora
  2. From the EUDORA menu, select Preferences
  3. In the User Name field, enter your full email address
  4. In the SMTP Server field, enter the Name of your outgoing mail server
  5. In the Return Address feild, enter your full email address and click OK

Microsoft Outlook Express for OS 9 (Mac)

  1. Using the Tools menu in Outlook Express, select the Accounts option. Select the Mail tab in the resulting window.
  2. Select the POP/SMTP account which you will be changing and then click the Edit button.
  3. Select Click here for advanced setting options
  4. Check the box next to SMTP server requires authentication. Ensure that the radio button for “Use same settings as incoming mail server” is selected.
  5. Click “OK’

Outlook 2011 (Mac)

  1. Click Tools then select Accounts.
  2. Select your account.
  3. Click to select Override default port box under the Outgoing server.
  4. Change the outgoing server port to:
    • 25 or 26 for Non-SSL
    • 465 or 587 for SSL
  5. Click the More Options button.
  6. In the Authentication drop down box, click to select Use Incoming Server Info.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Close the Accounts window.

Mozilla Thunderbird (Mac)

  1. Click on the Tools menu and select Account Settings
  2. Select Outgoing Server on left side.
  3. Click Add on the right side of the window.
  4. Use the following for the appropriate fields:
    • Description: Enter: Mail Account
    • Server Name: Type: “mail.” followed by your domain name (e.g. mail.example.com) in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server box.
    • Port: Change to port:
    • Click the Advanced tab and make sure that Use the following type of encrypted connection is set to None for Non-SSL settings.
  • Change the outgoing server port to:
    • 25 or 26 for Non-SSL
    • 465 or 587 for SSL
  • Security and Authentication: Use name and password should be checked.
  • User Name: Enter your full Email Address (e.g. john@example.com)
  • Click OK.


Sunday, March 2, 2014





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