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Setting up a Desktop E-mail Program - Outlook 2007

Patching Outlook 2007

Make sure that you have the latest service pack for patching your version of Outlook. This procedure will not work if you do not have a fully patched system.

NOTE: You must use Internet Explorer for this procedure.

  1. Go to the Office Update site.
  2. Click the Check for Updates button.
  3. Install the updates as prompted.
  4. Restart your computer to complete the installation process.

Configuring Outlook 2007

  1. Open Outlook.
  2. From the Tools menu, select Account Settings.
  3. Under the E-mail tab, select New....
  4. Select Microsoft Exchange, POP3, IMAP, or HTTP and click Next.
  5. Check Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.
  6. Choose Internet E-mail and click Next.
  7. In the Internet E-mail Settings window, enter your information in the following fields:
    • User Information
      • Enter your name in the Your Name field.
      • Enter your basic e-mail address (username@mail.utexas.edu) in the E-mail address field.
    • Server Information
      • Select POP3 or IMAP in the Account Type field.
      • Enter "mail.utexas.edu" in the Incoming mail server field.
      • Enter "mail.utexas.edu" in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field.
    • Logon Information
      • Enter your basic e-mail user name in the User Name field.
      • Enter your password in the Password field.
      • Confirm that Logon using secure password authentication is not selected.
  8. Click More Settings.

Securing Outlook 2007

  1. In the Internet E-mail Settings window, select the Outgoing Servers tab.
  2. Make sure that My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.
  3. Make sure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.

    Caution: For basic e-mail do not use the Log on using option because your password could get out of sync and that would prevent you from sending e-mail.

  4. Select the Advanced tab.
  5. At Incoming server, select This server requires an encrypted [or secure] connection (SSL). The port number will change to 995, which is okay.
  6. Under Outgoing server for Use the following type of encrypted connection select TLS.
  7. Enter "587" in the Port field.

    NOTE: Some Internet Service Providers will interfere with any attempt to send mail to a remote server using port 25.

  8. Click OK to close the window.
  9. In the E-Mail Accounts window, click Next, and then Finish.
  10. Close Outlook and restart it for your selections to take effect.