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--- computing:imap [2009/07/29 19:25] – created lessem
+++ computing:imap [2011/11/14 22:47] (current) – lessem
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-====== Reading IBG e-mail from an IMAP ======
+====== Reading IBG email from an IMAP ======
-"IMAP clients" are software programs such as Microsoft [[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/|Outlook]] and Mozilla [[http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]].  These same instructions also apply to accessing IBG e-mail from other software or devices, such as the Apple [[http://www.apple.com/iphone/|iPhone]], which support the IMAP protocol.
+"IMAP clients" are software programs such as Microsoft [[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/|Outlook]] and Mozilla [[http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]].  These same instructions also apply to accessing IBG email from other software or devices, such as the Apple [[http://www.apple.com/iphone/|iPhone]], which support the IMAP protocol.
-This page will give detailed instructions for configuring Microsoft [[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/|Outlook]] and Mozilla [[http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]] to read IBG e-mail, and generic instructions for configuring other IMAP clients.
+This page will give detailed instructions for configuring Microsoft [[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/|Outlook]] and Mozilla [[http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/|Thunderbird]] to read IBG email, and generic instructions for configuring other IMAP clients.
-==== Generic configuration settings for IMAP access to IBG e-mail ====
+==== Generic configuration settings for IMAP access to IBG email ====
-IMAP is a protocol  used to read e-mail from a remote server.  The general settings used are listed below.  Different software and devices may use slightly different names for some of these settings.
+IMAP is a protocol  used to read email from a remote server.  The general settings used are listed below.  Different software and devices may use slightly different names for some of these settings.
   * Incoming server/IMAP server
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     * Port: ''993''
     * Security: ''SSL''
-    * IMAP Server directory/prefix: ''mail''
+    * IMAP Server directory/prefix/namespace: ''mail''
     * Username: //Your IBG username//
     * Password: //Your IBG password//
-    * E-mail address: //Your address//''@Colorado.EDU''
+    * email address: //Your address//''@Colorado.EDU''
   * Outgoing server/SMTP server preferred settings
     * Server name: ''ibgmail.colorado.edu''
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     * Username: //Your IBG username//
     * Password: //Your IBG password//
+  * Outgoing using CU's mail server
+    * It is possible to use CU's general outgoing server to send messages.
+    * Follow the instructions at [[http://oit.colorado.edu/services/email-calendaring/exchange/help/e-mail-programs/imap-connections|OIT's email configuration page]] for **outgoing** email only.
+    * This uses your Identikey password, which may be different from your IBG password.
+  * Incoming Server/POP3 server - POP3 is **not** a preferred method of retrieving email from the IBG mail server, but it is supported for use with services such as GMAIL, which only support POP3.
+    * Server name: ''ibgmail.colorado.edu''
+    * Port: ''995''
+    * Security: ''SSL''
+    * Username: //Your IBG username//
+    * Password: //Your IBG password//