Though POP is supported by OIT, we strongly recommend you switch to the IMAP protocol. Setup instructions for using the IMAP protocol are available at http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/newdocs , including how to set up your e-mail program from scratch.

1. Start Outlook Express, then click on the Tools menu and select Accounts. Your Rutgers IMAP e-mail account (e.g. rci.rutgers.edu) should be highlighted.

2. Select your Rutgers IMAP account and click on the Properties button.

   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Click the Servers tab.
   
   
4. In the Server Information section, email.rci.rutgers.edu (or email.eden.rutgers.edu) should already appear in the text fields:
   
   
   
   
5. If the Server Information text fields have email.rci.rutgers.edu entered in them, change both entries to rci.rutgers.edu (if the Server Information text field have email.eden.rutgers.edu entered in them, leave them alone):
   
   
   
   
6. Click the Advanced tab.
   
   
7. In the Server Port Numbers section:
   
   Note: If you are sending and receiving your e-mail using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) instead of the Rutgers network (e.g AOL, Comcast) you can switch to the Rutgers SMTP server. Enter the server name for your account, either rci.rutgers.edu or email.eden.rutgers.edu, and use your NetID and password. If you make this change make sure that in the section labled under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), the box for this server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked. If you do not make this change, or you are on-campus, you do not have to make any changes to your SMTP server settings.
   






8. Click OK.
   
   
9. Click Close and the new configuration will be saved.
   
   
   Close Outlook Express and restart it to make certain the new settings will be saved.
   
   

   
   
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