“IMAP clients” are software programs such as Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. These same instructions also apply to accessing IBG e-mail from other software or devices, such as the Apple iPhone, which support the IMAP protocol.

This page will give detailed instructions for configuring Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird to read IBG e-mail, and generic instructions for configuring other IMAP clients.

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.

• Incoming server/IMAP server
  • Server type: IMAP
  • Server name: ibgmail.colorado.edu
  • Port: 993
  • Security: SSL
  • IMAP Server directory/prefix/namespace: mail
  • Username: Your IBG username
  • Password: Your IBG password
  • E-mail address: Your address@Colorado.EDU
• Outgoing server/SMTP server preferred settings
  • Server name: ibgmail.colorado.edu
  • Port: 465
  • Security: SSL
  • Username: Your IBG username
  • Password: Your IBG password
• Outgoing server alternative settings (if the preferred settings do not work)
  • Server name: ibgmail.colorado.edu
  • Port: 25
  • Security: TLS
  • 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 ITS' e-mail configuration page for outgoing e-mail only.
  • This uses your Identikey password, which may be different from your IBG password.