- In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel, and then select Control Panel.
- Switch to the Small icons view if necessary, then click the Mail App.
- Click on Email Accounts...
- Click New.
- Select Manual Setup or additional server types, then click Next.
- Select POP or IMAP, then click Next.
Open Outlook 2016. - Enter your email address. Click on Advanced options and check the box next to Let me set up my account manually, then click Connect.
- Click IMAP.
- Perform the following on this screen, then click Next.
- In the Incoming Mail Server field, enter imap.mail.rice.edu
- In the Port field, enter 993
- In the Encryption method drop-down menu, select SSL/TLS for the incoming mail server
- the Your Name field, enter your name.
- In the E-mail Address field, enter your Rice e-mail address.
- In the Account Type drop-down menu, select IMAP.
- In the Incoming mail server field, enter imap.mail.rice.edu.
- In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field, enter in the Outgoing Mail Server field, enter smtp.mail.rice.edu.
- In the User Name field, enter your netID. "netID" being your personally assigned Rice username.
- In the Port field, enter 465the Password field, enter your Rice password.
- Make sure Remember Password is checked.
- Make sure Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) is unchecked.
- When you are sure everything is correct, click More Settings
- Go to the Outgoing Server tab, check the box next to My Outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
- Go to the Advanced tab:
- For both servers from the Use the following type of encrypted connection: dropIn the Encryption method drop-down menu, select select SSL/TLS for the outgoing mail server as well.
- For both servers from the Use the following type of encrypted connection: dropIn the Encryption method drop-down menu, select select SSL/TLS for the outgoing mail server as well.
- Enter your password, then click Connect.
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- In the Incoming server (IMAP) field, enter 993.
- In the Outgoing server (SMTP) field, enter 465.
- When finished, click OK
- Click Next.
- Click Close.
- Click Finish.
- Click Close.
- Click Close.
- Setup complete. Launch Outlook to check your mail.Enter your NetID in the User Name field (note: netid only. Not the full email address). then click OK.
Click OK.
Go to the File menu and click Add Account.
