Configuring E-mail Programs for CULink — Mac Mail for OS 10.5

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Overview

If you are familiar with setting up an e-mail account with Mac Mail, you can skip to the Quick Start Configuration Settings. If you need assistance in setting up your new account, this document will walk you through setting up a CULink account. You can configure Mac Mail to send and receive CULink e-mail messages. These instructions are for all CULink e-mail users (faculty, staff, students, and sponsored affiliates). Note: if this is your first time loading Mac Mail, skip to step 2.

Instructions

1. If this isn't your first time opening Mac Mail, then click the File drop-down menu. Click Add Account to open the Account Setup Wizard. If this is your first time starting Mac Mail, then skip to step 2.

2. Upon opening Mac Mail for the first time, the Welcome to Mail screen should appear to help you set up your account. Note: if this isn't your first time opening Leopard Mail, the same screen should appear.

1. In the Full Name:  text section, type in your full name.
2. In the Email Address:  text field, enter your full e-mail address in the first.last@colorado.edu format.
3. Enter your IdentiKey password in the Password: text field and then click Continue.

3. In the next window, choose IMAP from the drop-down menu next to Account Type:. Choose a description to identify your e-mail account by such as CULink. In the Incoming Mail Server: text field enter culink.colorado.edu.

4. Enter your CU login name and IdentiKey password in the User Name: and Password: text field. Then, click Continue.

5. In the next window, enter a description, something like CULink Outgoing, for your outgoing mail server in the Description: text field. In the Outgoing Mail Server: text field type smtp.colorado.edu. Be sure to check the box next to Use only this server.

6. Click the Use Authentication check box. Then enter your CU login name and IdentiKey password again in the User Name: and Password: text fields. Then, click Continue.

7. The Account Summary screen should appear. Check to make sure that all the information was typed in correctly. Check the box next to Take account online. Then, click Create.

8. Click the Mail menu from the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Next, click Preferences.

9. Click the Accounts button in the window that opens.

10. In the Accounts window that opens, click the Advanced tab.

11. The Advanced settings window will open. Make the following changes:

1. Make sure both Enable this account and Include when automatically checking for new mail are checked.
2. Under the Keep copies of messages for offline viewing: drop-down menu, select All messages and their attachments so that you can download your messages and view them offline.

12. If the settings shown here are not automatically entered by Mac Mail, then follow these instructions:

1. In the IMAP Path Prefix: enter INBOX in all-caps.
2. Next, in the Port: text field, enter 993 and check the box next to Use SSL.
3. Then, in the Authentication: drop-down menu, choose Password.
4. When you are finished making edits, close the window to save the changes you've made.

13. You can begin using Mac Mail to send and receive CULink e-mail messages.

Quick Start Configuration Settings

• Incoming Mail Server
  • Type:  IMAP
  • Host: culink.colorado.edu
    • SSL Enabled
    • Authentication: Password
    • Port: 993
  • User name: your CU Login name
  • Password: your IdentiKey password
  • Root Folder Path: INBOX
• Outgoing Mail Server
  • Type: SMTP
  • Host: smtp.colorado.edu
    • SSL Enabled
    • Authentication: Password
    • Port: 25
  • User name: your CU Login name
  • Password: your IdentiKey password

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