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Outlook 2003 IMAP Setup

Go to the Start menuStart Button then Settings, Control Panel. In the Control Panel look for the Mail control panel.
Mail Control Panel

  1. Select E-mail Accounts.
    Email Accounts
  2. Select: Add a new e-mail account.
    Add email account
  3. Select IMAP for the Server Type.
    IMAP server type
  4. Click Next. Fill in the fields:
    • Name: User’s full name
    • E-mail Address: First-Lastname@utc.edu
    • IMAP: mail.utc.edu
    • SMTP: mail.utc.edu
    • Username: UTCID
    • Password:
  5. Click on the More Settings...
    More settings
  6. In the Internet E-mail Settings window click on the Outgoing Server tab. Check the option "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication. Then select "Log on using" and fill in username and password.
    SMTP auth settings
  7. Click on the Advanced tab and check the two boxes for "This server requires an encrypted connection." Set IMAP port to 993 and SMTP port to 465.
    IMAP secure port settings
  8. Click Next. Click Finish and open Outlook.
  9. Go to Tools-> Options. Select the Other tab.
    Other Tab
  10. Click on Advanced Options…
    Startup in this folder
  11. Click on the Browse button beside Startupin this folder: Inbox
  12. Browse to the imap.utc.edu Inbox and click OK. This sets the IMAP Inbox as the default e-mail that shows when outlook opens.
    Select Folder
  13. Click OK. Click OK. Shutdown and Restart Outlook.