Email Client Setup Instructions
Note for Faculty & Staff: The OIT is developing an integrated calendaring and email system for faculty and staff to use. The new system provides a variety of benefits that are unavailable with the current email and calendaring systems. Due to this upcoming change, the OIT highly recommends that if you are setting up a new email client or if you are changing to a new email client, that you try out Outlook (for Windows) or Entourage (for Macs). These two programs will provide the most functionality for you when the integrated calendaring and email environment is available in the next 12 to 18 months.
First Time Email Setup Instructions for OIT Supported Email Clients
Configure an Existing Email Client to Use Secure Connections
General Email Information for Unsupported Email Clients
Troubleshooting Information
First Time Email Setup Instructions for OIT Supported Email Clients
OIT only supports desktop email clients with instructions listed below -- if your email client is not listed below, please contact the vendor or use the Help menu for assistance.
Not sure whether to use IMAP or POP? Use IMAP if you check your email from multiple computers in multiple locations. Use POP if you always check your email from a single computer.
First Time Setup Instructions for IMAP
- Thunderbird v. 1.0 for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Netscape v. 7.01 (or higher) for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Outlook 2007
- Outlook XP/2002 & 2003
- Outlook Express (Windows only) & Outlook 2000
- Windows Mail for Vista
- Mac OS X Email Client
- Entourage 2004 for Mac OS X
- Eudora v. 6 for Windows (First Time Install) - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
- Eudora v. 6 for Mac OS X (First Time Install) - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
First Time Setup Instructions for POP
- Thunderbird v. 1.0 for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Netscape v. 7.01 (or higher) for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Outlook 2007
- Outlook XP/2002 & 2003
- Outlook Express (Windows only) & Outlook 2000
- Windows Mail for Vista
- Mac OS X Email Client
- Entourage 2004 for Mac OS X
- Eudora v. 6 for Windows (First Time Install) - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
- Eudora v. 6 for Mac OS X (First Time Install) - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
Configure an Existing Email Client to Use Secure Connections
(SMTP Authentication Instructions)
Note: Webmail users do not need to make any changes
If you received a warning message advising you to change your Notre Dame email settings, follow the instructions for the email program you use below. Additional information about the warning message is available here.
IMAP Instructions for Existing Setups
- Existing Thunderbird v.1.5 for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Existing Netscape v. 7.01 (or higher) for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Existing Outlook XP/2002 & 2003
- Existing Outlook Express & Outlook 2000
- Existing Mac OS X Email Client
- Existing Entourage 2004 for Mac OS X
- Existing Eudora v. 6 for Windows - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
- Existing Eudora v. 6 for Mac OS 9 - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
- Existing Eudora v. 6 for Mac OS X - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
POP Instructions for Existing Setups
- Existing Thunderbird v.1.5 for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Existing Netscape v. 7.01 (or higher) for Windows, Mac, & Unix
- Existing Outlook XP/2002 & 2003
- Existing Outlook Express & Outlook 2000
- Existing Mac OS X Email Client
- Existing Entourage 2004 for Mac OS X
- Existing Eudora v. 6 for Windows - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
- Existing Eudora v. 6 for Mac OS 9 - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
- Existing Eudora v. 6 for Mac OS X - Please note: Qualcomm has stopped development and significantly limited support for Eudora.
General Email Information for Unsupported Email Clients
If the email client you prefer does not appear in the listings above, you may still be able to use that email client. However, the OIT will not offer any assistance in getting it to work beyond providing the information below.
- Incoming IMAP server name: imap.nd.edu
SSL Required on port 993 - Incoming POP server name: pop.nd.edu
SSL Required on port 995 - Outgoing SMTP server name: smtp.nd.edu
TLS Required on port 587 or SSL Required on port 465 - Blackberry Users: Information on configuring your Blackberry to use secure email connections is available HERE. Be sure to follow the information in the Provide Additional Information section, and use the configuration and port information listed above.
- Versamail for Palm Users: Information on configuring Versamail to use secure email connections is available HERE. Note that, at step 8, you will need to click on Advanced in order to provide the security settings. Incoming settings will require the option of Use Secure Connection to be selected . Outgoing settings will require Port Numer of 587 and options for Use Secure Connection and Use authentication will need to be selected.
Troubleshooting Information
- Having problems sending mail after changing to use secure connections? Click HERE.