Instructions for Outlook Express & Outlook 2000 IMAP Settings
Note for Outlook 2000 Users! Be sure to install all service packs for Office 2000 BEFORE setting up Outlook for email at Notre Dame.
- Open up Outlook Express or Outlook and go to Tools
- Click on Accounts
- Choose Add and then Mail…
- The Add New Account wizard will open.
- Enter your name and click Next.
- Enter your e-mail address and click Next
- For the server information choose the following:
• My Incoming Mail Server is an IMAP server.
• Incoming mail server is: imap.nd.edu
• Outgoing mail server: smtp.nd.edu - Click Next.
- Enter your Account name, which is your NetID and password if desired and then click Next.
- Click Finish.
- In the Accounts Window, select the newly created account and click on the Properties button
- Go to the Servers tab.
- Place a check in the box for My server requires authentication.
- Now click on the Advanced tab.
- Place a check mark in both the incoming and outgoing mail sections for This server requires a secure connection (SSL)
- Change the Outgoing mail port to 465.
- Click OK and then Close
To setup Outlook Express or Outlook 2000 to access the ND Directory:
- With Outlook Express or Outlook 2000 open, go to the Tools menu, and select Accounts.
- Click the Directory Service tab.
- Click the Add button and select Directory Service to open the Internet Connection Wizard.
- For the Internet directory (LDAP) server, use: directory.nd.edu
- Click Next.
- Check Yes to use the directory service for e-mail addressing. Click Next.
- Click Finish to create the ND Directory account.
- Click once on directory.nd.edu and click the Properties button.
- Select the Advanced tab, and fill in the following
information:
Search base: dc=nd,dc=edu - Click OK to save directory properties.
- Click the Set Order button.
- Move directory.nd.edu to the top of the list.
- Click OK. Click Close.
After establishing these settings you will be able to enter a partial name when addressing e-mail and use the Check Names command on the Tools menu to search the ND-EDS directory for matches. Outlook Express users will be limited to displaying only the directory attributes that Microsoft defines. If using Windows 2000 you will also be able to search ND-EDS by selecting the Search for People option from the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

