Email Settings for Microsoft Outlook for Windows

1. On Outlook's Tools menu, select Accounts.
2. Click the Add button and select Mail.
3. In the Display Name box, type your full name. Click Next.
4. In the E-mail Address box type your email address. Click Next.
5. In the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: box, type mindstorm.learningtech.org.
6. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: box, type mindstorm.learningtech.org. Click Next.

   

7. The Account name: box should contain your username -- the part of your email address before the @ sign. We recommend that you do not check the box to have Outlook remember your password. Do not check the box labeled "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA). Click Next.

   

8. Select your Internet connection preference. We recommend either "Connect using my local area network (LAN)" or "I will establish my Internet connection manually" as is appropriate for your site. Click Next. And Click Finish.

9. In the "Internet Accounts" window, with your newly created account highlighted in blue, click Properties.

   

10. In the Properties window, click on the General tab. Type your e-mail adress in the E-mail Address field and in the Reply address field. Check the Include this account when receiving mail or synchronizing checkbox.

    

11. In the Properties window, click on the Servers tab. Under Outgoing Mail Server, check the box labeled "My server requires authentication".

    

12. Still in the Properties window, click the Advanced tab. Under Server Port Numbers, for both Outgoing and Incoming mail, check the boxes labeled "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)". In the box for Outgoing Mail, type 465 Click OK. Close the Internet Accounts window.

    

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