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Configuring Outlook Express

You can easily configure Outlook Express to access your William Mitchell e-mail account on your home PC. Outlook Express is available for download from  Microsoft's Web site for both Windows (download with Internet Explorer) and Macintosh, or it's probably already on your computer.

Setup... [Macintosh variations are in grey]

1. Select Tools | Accounts, then click Add | Mail
2. First it will ask you for a display name--call it William Mitchell | Next
3. Select "I already have..." then type your @wmitchell.edu address in the box. | Next
4. This part is very important - choose IMAP for the server type
5. Type mail.wmitchell.edu in the incoming mail server box.  You will need to find out the name of your outgoing (smtp) server from your Internet service provider (ISP). If you have another e-mail account set up, copy that outgoing mail (smtp) server name, otherwise check your ISP's Web page. | Next
   You should configure the Outgoing Mail Server for this account to use your Internet service provider (ISP) as the SMTP server. Copy from your other configured mail accounts.
6. Fill in your account name [account id] (the part before @wmitchell.edu), and password. | Next
7. Finish [add your name for account name]

You are now ready to receive your William Mitchell e-mail using Outlook Express.

Go to Microsoft's Outlook Express Home Page (Mac) for more help on using Outlook Express.