UF Exchange Support

E-mail Configuration for Outlook Express


Required: An E-mail account should aready be created on the Exchange Server, a wired Internet connection on campus or VPN with ufw.

Basic settings: mail.ufl.edu for the incoming and outgoing server address

Step 1:
Open Outlook Express - Click on Tools & then Accounts.



Step 2:
The user will then be prompted to enter their name. After typing it in, if it's not filled in automatically, click Next.


Step 3:
The user will need to enter their email address, then click Next


Step 4:
The client will now have to enter their username and password.


Step 5:
The client then needs to configure the incoming mail server to IMAP. The IMAP address imap.mail.ufl.edu. The SMTP server smtp.mail.ufl.edu
 
Step 6:
Once you have completed the Internet Connection Wizard, click on your accounts Properties Settings. Under the Servers tab, ensure that you select My Server Requires Authentication



Step 7:
Finally, under the Advanced tab, ensure that the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server is set to port 25 and that the Incoming mail (IMAP) port is set to 993.


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