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Before you begin:
The Mail@umd e-mail system relies on 128-bit encryption to secure the
messages being sent to and from the Mail@umd mail server. If the versions
of Internet Explorer and Outlook Express on your Windows computer are not
capable of supporting 128-bit encryption, then you will probably
experience problems when trying to access your Mail@umd account via
Outlook Express.
The easiest way to tell if Internet Explorer / Outlook Express are capable
of handling 128-bit encryption is to open Internet Explorer, choose
Help
from the menu bar, and then choose About Internet
Explorer. If the
encryption or cipher strength listed in the second line of text is not
listed as 128-bit, then consult our web page on upgrading Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
to 128-bit encryption before continuing.
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Open up Outlook Express and click on Tools on the top
toolbar and click on Accounts from the tools menu.
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Select the Mail tab.
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Click the Add button and select Mail.
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An Internet Connection Wizard will open and ask you to answer some
simple questions to set up your mail account. First, type in your
full name as you want recipients to see it. Click Next to
continue.
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In the next window, choose I already have an e-mail
address that I'd like to use and type in your Mail@umd e-mail
address. Your Mail@umd e-mail address is based on your UM Directory
ID. For example, if your Directory ID was test, your
Mail@umd username would be test and your e-mail address would
be test@umd.edu.
Click Next to continue.
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Type in the incoming and outgoing mail servers next. Your
incoming
mail server can be either a POP or IMAP server (IMAP
is recommended). Once you know which one of these you want to use,
use the drop down menu to select IMAP or POP, and in the
field where it says Incoming Mail (POP, IMAP, HTTP) Server and
the filed that says Outgoing mail (SMTP) server
type mail.umd.edu
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Type your user name in the Account Name field. As
mentioned earlier, if your e-mail address is test@umd.edu, your
user name will be
test.
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Type your password if you wish to save it in Outlook Express.
If you do not want your password saved in Outlook Express,
uncheck the Remember password box. Click
Next
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If the Internet Connection Wizard asks you which method you use
to connect to the Internet, choose I will establish my Internet
connection manually and click on Next.
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Click the Finish button to complete setup.
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You will now see your mail account under the Mail tab in the
accounts window. Click on the account, click on the Set as Default button, then click the Properties
button.
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A mail properties window will appear. Click the Servers tab.
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Check the box at the bottom that says My Server Requires
Authentication. Once you have done this, click on the
Advanced tab.
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In the Advanced tab, make sure that This server requires a
secure connection (SSL) is checked under both Outgoing
mail (SMTP) and Incoming mail (IMAP).
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At the bottom of the properties window, click on
Apply and then OK.
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You will now see the account window that you originally accessed to
begin setup. Click Close on this window.
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In the left column of the Outlook Express window, click once on
the mail.umd.edu mail service.
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The regular Outlook Express window will now list your folders on
the Mail@umd system. In the Synchronization Settings
column, remove the checkmark next to All messages from
the Inbox row. Changing this setting prevents a problem with deleting
messages that would otherwise occur from time to time.
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To access any e-mail that you already have in your Mail@umd
account, click on the Inbox folder in the left column. The
messages contained in your Inbox
will appear on the right (you will be prompted for your password
if you did not configure your password in the earlier steps).
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