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- What is Outlook Express?
- How Do I Install Outlook Express?
- How Do use Outlook Express?
I. What is Outlook Express?
Outlook Express is an e-mail client capable of retrieving, displaying,
composing and sending mail and news messages. It can use the POP3,
IMAP4 and SMTP protocols.
System Requirements:
II. How do I install Outlook
Express?
- Open the OUTLOOK EXPRESS 5 folder.
- Follow directions.
The Setup Wizard will start the first time you start the program.
If the Setup Wizard does not start, the settings for Outlook Express
are found in the Accounts option under the Tools
menu. These instructions provide the necessary settings to setup
Outlook Express to work with campus systems. All other settings are
optional.
- If the wizard does not start, select the Mail
tab and the New button.
- Enter your Display name, type your real name.
- Enter your E-mail Address:
- Type in username@ufl.edu
for GatorLink accounts.
- Type in username@grove.ufl.edu
for CIRCA Grove accounts.
- Type in username@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
for NERDC nersp accounts.
- For other accounts, check with your account administrator to
verify your address.
Username is the username
of your account.
- Select POP or IMAP as your email
server and enter the name of your POP or
IMAP server. We recommend using the IMAP mail
server if your department uses a IMAP mail server. We only recommend
using the POP mail server if you always read your
messages from the same computer all the time or have no other choice.
Select the appropriate incoming server type (POP or IMAP), and enter
the appropriate incoming server name into the Incoming Server
prompt.
- GatorLink's IMAP Server Name is: imap.ufl.edu
- GatorLink's POP Server Name is: pop.ufl.edu
- CIRCA's grove IMAP & POP Server Name is:
grove.ufl.edu
- NERDC's nersp IMAP Server Name is: imap.nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
- NERDC's nersp POP Server Name is: pop.nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
- For other accounts, check with your account administrator
to verify this setting.
- Enter the name of your SMTP server:
- GatorLink's SMTP Server Name is: smtp.ufl.edu
- CIRCA's Grove SMTP Server Name is: smtp.grove.ufl.edu
- NERDC's SMTP Server Name is: smtp.ufl.edu
- For other accounts, or if you're using your ISP's outgoing
server, check with your account administrator, or ISP to verify
this setting.
- Internet Mail logon information-the Account ID is your username,
and the password is your password.
- Set name of your service This name can be anything you want.
- If this is for your GatorLink email service, Press the Configure
the account manually button. (If you have already pressed the Finish
button, then press the Edit button.) Select
the Options tab and set the Root
Folder toone of the following settings and press the OK
button.
- For Gatorlink users: leave
the field blank
- For Grove users: enter: /mail
- For NERSP users: enter: /mail
- For other accounts, check with your account administrator.
- Outlook Express can also be configured to read and post news E-mail
messages. Select the New button and the News
option. In the NEWS window set the News server
to news.ufl.edu and
press the OK button.
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III. How Do I Use Outlook
Express?
The first time you use Outlook Express, highlight your E-mail service
name, select the File menu, the Folder option, and the Refresh Folder
list option. This will retrieve an accurate
listing of your E-mail boxes.
Almost all information can be found in the Help Menu regarding how
to use Outlook Express and its companion programs. Each program is
relatively easy to use. A web tutorial is available in the Help
menu of Outlook Express.
If you experience problems, please call the UF Computing Helpdesk
at 352-392-4357.
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