Oregon State University

ONID - OSU Network ID

Configuring Outlook Express 5/6:

  1. Open Outlook Express
  2. Open the Tools menu and choose Accounts...
  3. Click the Add button and select Mail...
  4. Enter your Display name the why you want other people to see when they recieve your email. Click Next.
  5. Enter your E-mail address in the form username@onid.orst.edu. Click Next.
  6. Select IMAP from the incoming mail server drop-down list.
  7. The Incoming mail server name is imap.onid.oregonstate.edu
  8. The Outgoing mail (SMTP) server name is mail.oregonstate.edu
    NOTE: If you are not on campus and sending mail does not work, you will need to contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for the name of their Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server.
  9. Click Next.
  10. Enter your ONID username in the Account name field.
  11. Uncheck the Remember password box.
  12. Uncheck the Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) box.
  13. Click Next.
  14. Click Finish.
  15. Click on the Mail tab, select the ONID account, and click the Properties button.
  16. Click the Servers tab.
  17. Under Outgoing Mail Server, check the My server requires authentication box.
  18. Click the Advanced tab.
  19. Under Outgoing mail (SMTP), check the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box.
  20. Under Incoming mail (IMAP), check the This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box.
  21. Click OK and Close the Internet Accounts window.

Outlook Express is now configured to check your mail!

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