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Configure your email application
Introduction
IMAP and POP are two different protocols for managing e-mail. The Technology Services Department at 鶹Ƶ recommends IMAP for your mail, but supports both POP and IMAP. IMAP allows you the ability to easily access and manage your mail from different locations and platforms. IMAP stores your mail on the server and allows you to organize it in folders on the server. Using IMAP mail will also allow you to access all of your mail while you are away from campus.
The Technology Services Department recommends the use of either Thunderbird, Eudora, Mail (Macintosh Only) or the for IMAP mail.
General Settings
During the installation or configuration of your email application you may be asked for the following information:
Incoming Settings
- Mailserver: imap.gac.edu (use IMAP even if using POP)
- Using Port (default): 993 (IMAP) 995 (POP)
- Using: SSL and Authentication
Outgoing Settings
- SMTP Server: smtp-auth.gac.edu
- Using Port (alternative): 465
- Using: SSL and Authentication
Other Settings
- Type of Connection T1 or LAN
- E-mail Address yourusername@gustavus.edu
- Profile Location Recommend saving your profile in your My Documents folder
Windows Eudora IMAP
Please upgrade to verson 6.2.5 of Eudora, available from the web site. Eudora 7 is the most current version, and not recommended at this time. After downloading please install. After installation verify your settings.
From the Tools menu select Options
Windows Thurderbird IMAP
Please verify that you are running the most current version of .
From the Tools menu select Account Settings, and verify the following:
Windows Outlook Express IMAP
- From the Tools menu select Accounts
- Select your 鶹Ƶ account and click the Properties button.
On the advanced tab:
Windows Eudora POP
Please upgrade to verson 6.2.5 of Eudora, available from the . Eudora 7 is the most current version, and not recommended at this time. After downloading please install. After installation verify your settings.
From the Tools menu select Options
Macintosh OS X Eudora (IMAP)
From the Special menu select Settings
Macintosh OS X Mail (IMAP)
From the Mail menu select Preferences
Click the Server Settings button
On the Advanced Tab
Editing An Existing Account
This is basic setup for accounts using Apple Mail for Mac OS 10.4 Tiger.
First, open up Mail. Then in the Mail menu go to Preferences. The shortcut to preferences in most programs on Mac OS X is Apple-comma. Once you are in the preferences page, click the accounts tab. Choose their 鶹Ƶ account. If you need to create a new account, please see the creating a new account section.
Account information should match this (with the name and username of whose computer you are working on in place of mine, of course).
In the Outgoing Mail Server menu, you should select the Add Server option.
This is how the outgoing mail server should be configured. Once you have completed, click OK then switch to the Advanced tab.
This is how the advanced tab should look exactly. Once you have finished this, you can close the preferences window. If you changed settings you will be prompted to save them. Click OK. The Mail client should be properly configured now!
Macintosh Thunderbird
From the Tools menu select Account Settings
Macintosh Classic Eudora
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File Sharing
We recommend that you do not use "file sharing" (connecting via the network directly from one client computer to another client computer) to transfer files or make them available, as it will expose your computer to security risks and will not be reliable.