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====== Mail Settings ======

===== Important mail settings =====
These are the essential settings for most mail programs (the terminology may vary within different programs).

==== Incoming mail ====

Summary of settings:
  * Mail server type: IMAP
  * Server name: mail.physics.umn.edu
  * Use secure connection (SSL)
  * Port 993

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  * [[:computing:accounts:email:settings:thunderbird|Thunderbird]] (preferred)
  * [[:computing:accounts:email:settings:mac|Mac OS X Mail]]
  * [[:computing:accounts:email:settings:eudora|Eudora]] (__not__ recommended)
  * [[:computing:accounts:email:settings:outlook2003|Outlook 2003]] (__not__ recommended)
  * [[:computing:accounts:email:settings:outlookexpress|Outlook Express]] (__not__ recommended)
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==== Outgoing mail ====

For outgoing mail, you can either use the Physics server (for which brief directions are given below) or the central university servers (for which more exhaustive instructions are available). Using the Physics server will result in faster mail delivery times to Physics addresses.

=== Physics settings: ===
  * Server name: mail.physics.umn.edu
    * Select "TLS"
    * Port 587
    * Use Physics username and password

=== University settings ===
  * Server name: smtp.umn.edu
    * Select "TLS"
    * Port 587
    * Use your university X.500 username and password

For more detailed directions for configuring individual mail programs, consult the [[http://www.umn.edu/adcs/help/email/clients.html|ADCS E-mail Configuration Guides]].

===== POP mail =====

POP3 service is also available on the mail server, but is not supported by us. If you have problems with POP and cannot resolve them yourself, please reconfigure your email program to use IMAP as described in these guides.