Setting Up Email - Outlook 2000
Patching Outlook 2000
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.
Go to the Office Update site.
Click the Check for Updates button.
Install the updates as prompted.
Restart your computer to complete the installation process.
Configuring Outlook 2000
Open Outlook.
From the Tools menu, select Accounts.
Select the Mail tab.
Click Add, then select Mail.
In the Display name field, enter your name, click Next.
In the Internet Email Address window Email address field, enter your UMBS email address (umbs-username@mail.utexas.edu), click Next.
In the Email Server Names window:
Make sure that My incoming mail server is a is set to {IMAP|POP} depending on how you set up your account.
Enter "mail.utexas.edu" in the Incoming mail server field.
Enter"mail.utexas.edu" in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field.
Click Next.
In the Internet Mail Logon window, enter your UMBS email address (umbs-username@mail.utexas.edu) in the Account name field.
Enter your password.
Make sure that Log on using Secure Password Authentication is unchecked, click Next.
Click Finish.
Securing Outlook 2000
From the Tools menu, select Accounts.
Select the Mail tab.
Select your UMBS email account and click Properties.
Select the Servers tab.
Make sure that the following information is correct:
Server Information
My incoming mail server is a is set to {IMAP|POP} depending on how you set up your account.
Incoming mail is set to mail.utexas.edu
Outgoing mail (SMTP) is set to mail.utexas.edu
Incoming Mail Server
Account Name is your UMBS email address (umbs-username@mail.utexas.edu).
Password field is your UMBS email password.
Under Outgoing Mail Server, make sure that My server requires authentication is checked.
Click Settings.
Make sure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.
Caution: For UMBS email do not use the Log on using option because your password could get out of sync and that would prevent you from sending email.
Click OK.
Select the Advanced tab.
At Outgoing mail, select This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
Enter "25" in the Port field.
NOTE: If SBC or another Internet Service Provider (ISP) won't let you send mail to a remote server using port 25, enter "587" in the Port field.
At Incoming mail select This server requires a secure connection (SSL). The port number will change, which is okay.
Click OK.
Click Close.
Close Outlook and restart it for the changes to take effect.
NOTE: Send a test email from another account to your UMBS email account to make sure everything works.
Last updated June 17, 2011 @ 10:32 am
