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How to setup POP or IMAP mail

The simplest way to log into your CSEE email is to point a browser to mailhost.csee.ogi.edu. This will open the Horde webmail system.

The remainder of this document will describe how to setup either Mozilla Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook to read your e-mail. Mostly this consists of:
  1. Entering the location of the Mail Server : mailhost.csee.ogi.edu
  2. Telling your program of choice your username and e-mail address
  3. Choosing POP or IMAP
Your choice of whether to use POP or IMAP depends on how you plan on using your e-mail account. POP will download all your messages and store them locally, optionally also leaving a copy on the server. IMAP will allow you to organize your e-mail into subdirectories in your home directory, only downloading messages for viewing.

Thunderbird

  1. Start Thunderbird
  2. When started for the first time, it will ask if you want to import anything. Choose not to
  3. A "New Account Setup" dialog will appear, choose Email account and click Next
  4. Enter your name and email address (your.account@csee.ogi.edu) and click Next
  5. Choose POP or IMAP mail
  6. Enter mailhost.csee.ogi.edu as the Incoming and Outgoing server and click Next
  7. Incoming User Name should show your account name, if it does not enter it and click Next
  8. Choose a name for this account (OGI Mail for example)
  9. Click Finish
  10. Enter your password when Thunderbird asks for it
  11. Click Finish

Outlook

  1. Start Outlook
  2. Click Tools -> Accounts
  3. Click Add -> Mail
  4. Type the name you want people to see when you send them a message
  5. Click Next
  6. Type your email address
  7. Click Next
  8. Select either POP or IMAP from the top box
  9. For both incomming and outgoing mail servers type mailhost.csee.ogi.edu
  10. Type your username in the Account Name box
  11. If you type your password in the password box and check the Remember Password box, Outlook will remember your password. If you leave this blank, Outlook will ask you for your password every time it tries to connect.
  12. Leave unchecked the box marked Log on Using Secure password Authentication
  13. Click Next
  14. Select Connect using my local area network
  15. Click Next
  16. Click Finish

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