"Outlook 2003 provides an integrated solution for managing and organizing e-mail messages, schedules, tasks, notes, contacts, and other information. Outlook 2003 delivers innovations you can use to manage your communications, organize your work, and work better with others - all from one place." -- http://www.microsoft.com/office/outlook/prodinfo/overview.mspx
Outlook runs on Windows and some versions of Mac OS. It can be purchased as part of the Microsoft Office Suite.
The following is a step by step guide, complete with pretty pictures, to setting up Outlook to read your Brown CS email remotely using IMAP and send mail remotely using our SMTP server.
Step 0
(Only if you do not already have a LDAP password or if you don't know what it is.) In a shell on a departmental Linux machine (logged in as yourself), obtain Kerberos credentials by running kinit. At the password prompt, enter your Kerberos password (this is the same password that you use to log in to Linux). After successfully obtaining Kerberos credentials, run the /local/bin/ldappasswd command. At the prompt, enter the password that you would like to use to identify yourself when checking your mail remotely. This password will also be used for accessing the wiki, OpenVPN, and other "less secure" services. This password can not be the same as the one you use to login. Remember this password.
Step 0.5
(Only if using a remote system, i.e., a Windows machine that is not a departmental machine) Using Internet Explorer, visit the Brown CS Certificates page and follow the instructions for Internet Explorer.
Step 1
Install Microsoft Office, in particular Outlook, if needed.
Step 2
Launch Outlook. If Outlook has not been configured before the Account Wizard should now pop up.If the Account Wizard does not pop up then from the "Tools" menu at the top select "E-mail Accounts...". The Account Wizard should now pop up.
Step 3
Select "Add a new e-mail account" (it should actually be selected by default). Click the "Next>" button.<image src="images/outlook_1.jpg">
Step 4
Under "Server Type" select "IMAP" Click the "Next>" button.<image src="images/outlook_2.jpg">
Step 5
In the text box next to "Your Name:" type your name, you should know what this is. In the text box next to "E-mail Address:" type login@cs.brown.edu. In this case the user's login is jdoe so his email is jdoe@cs.brown.edu.In the text box next to "Incoming mail server (IMAP):" type imaps.cs.brown.edu. In the text box next to "Outgoing mail server (SMTP):" type smtps.cs.brown.edu.
In the text box next to "User Name:" type your login. Click the "More Settings ..." button.
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Step 6
A new window titled "Internet Email Settings" should pop up. Under Mail Account type whatever you would like this account to be called. In case you are not feeling particularly creative you can call the account "Brown CS Email Account". Click the "Outgoing Server" tab.<image src="images/outlook_4.jpg">
Step 7
Check the box "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication". Click the "Advanced" tab.<image src="images/outlook_5.jpg">
Step 8
Under both "Incoming server (IMAP)" and "Outgoing server (SMTP)" check "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)". In the text box next to "Outgoing sever (SMTP):" type "465". If you experience difficulty sending mail it is possible that changing the port to 25 may work, but in general many ISPs block traffic on this port.Make sure that the text box next to "Root folder path" is blank. Click the "Ok" button.
To access these settings once Outlook is configured, do Tools, Account Settings, click the E-mail Account in question and click Change. Then click More Settings.
Outlook 2003
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Outlook 2007
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Step 9
A window prompting for your password should now pop up. Enter your LDAP password which you setup by running /local/bin/ldappasswd on a departmental linux machine. Click the "Ok" button.<image src="images/outlook_7.jpg">
Step 10
Congtratulations! You have set up remote IMAP and SMTP. Click the "Finish" button.<image src="images/outlook_8.jpg">
