Support - Outlook 2000 IMAP

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Set Up IMAP - Outlook® 2000

For increased security, we recommend that you use our secure (SSL) servers, as detailed below.

To set up Outlook 2000 for IMAP, perform the following steps:

  1. In Outlook, select Tools / Accounts
  2. Click the Add button, and select Mail from the resulting menu
  3. In the Display name box, enter your first and last name. This is the name that will appear in the From field of messages you send.
  4. Click the Next button.
  5. In the E-mail address box, enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@Reagan.com).
  6. Click the Next button.
  7. Click the drop-down menu, and select IMAP.
  8. In the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server box, enter the secure server name:
    secure.emailsrvr.com
  9. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, enter the secure server name:
    secure.emailsrvr.com
  10. Click the Next button.
  11. In the Account name box, enter your entire email address (e.g., myname@Reagan.com).
  12. In the Password box, enter the password for your email account. If you want Outlook to
    check for email without prompting you to enter your password, check the Remember
    password box.
  13. Leave the Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) box blank.
  14. Click the Next button.
  15. Click the Next button again
  16. Click the Finish button.
  17. Click once on the account you just created.
  18. Click the Properties button.
  19. Click the Servers tab
  20. Be sure that the Log on using Secure Password Authentication box is not checked
  21. Check the My server requires authentication box
  22. Click the Settings button
  23. Be sure that the Use same settings as my incoming mail server button is selected.
  24. Click the OK button
  25. Click the Advanced tab.
  26. Check the first This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box.
  27. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box, enter the outgoing port: 465.
  28. Check the second This server requires a secure connection (SSL) box.
  29. In the Incoming mail (IMAP) box, enter the secure server port: 993
  30. Click the OK button
  31. Click the Close button.