Set Up a New Account

1. From the Internet Accounts window, click Add and then choose Mail. The Your Name window of the Internet Connection Wizard is displayed. Type your name as you want it to appear on your outgoing mail.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Click Next. The Internet E-mail Address window is displayed. If prompted, select I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use. Enter your e-mail address in the E-mail address text box.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click Next. The E-mail Server Names window is displayed.
   • Choose IMAP from the drop-down list as the type of server to use for incoming mail.
   • Enter your IMAP mail server as the IMAP server (for incoming mail). If you do not know your IMAP mail server, please click the link below.
     
     

     Click here to find out your mail server.

     
     
   • Enter send.columbia.edu as the SMTP server (for outgoing mail).
   
   
   
   
4. Click Next. The Internet Mail Logon window is displayed.
   • Enter your account ID in the Account name text box. Be sure to leave off the @columbia.edu part.
   • Do not type in your password.
   • Do not check Remember password.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Next. A message is displayed confirming that you entered information correctly.
6. Click Finish to save the settings. The server name imap.columbia.edu appears in the list of accounts in the Mail tab of the Internet Accounts window.
7. Select imap.columbia.edu and click Properties.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Click the General tab. Enter a reply-to address if you want replies to go to a different address.
   
   
   
   
   
9. Click the Servers tab. Place a check in the box next to My server requires authentication by clicking it.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Click the Advanced tab.
    • Place a check in the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL) underneath Outgoing mail (SMTP).
    • Place a check in the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL) underneath Incoming mail (IMAP).
    
    
    
    
11. Click the IMAP tab.
    • Leave the Root folder path text box blank.
    • Type sent-mail in the Sent Items path text box.
    • Click Apply, and then click OK to save the settings.
    • Click Close.
12. Select Options from the Tools menu.
    
    
    
    
    
13. Click the Send tab.
    • Select Save a copy of sent messages in the 'Sent Items' folder.
    • Select Plain Text in Mail Sending Format.
    • Click Apply to save your settings.
    
    
    
    
14. Click the Maintenance tab.
    • Select Purge deleted messages when leaving IMAP folders.
    • Click Apply, and then OK.
    
    
    

Add the Columbia Directory

1. Start Outlook Express, making sure that you have an active network connection (dial-up PPP or Ethernet).
2. Select Accounts from the Tools menu. The Internet Accounts window is displayed with several groups of configuration items - All, Mail, News, and Directory Service.
3. Select the Directory Service tab, click Add, and then click Directory Server. Enter ldap.columbia.edu for the directory server name. This server does not require a login, so leave this option unchecked.
4. Click Next. Verify that the No option is selected in the Check E-mail Addresses window.
5. Click Next. A message window is displayed confirming that you successfully entered your account setup information. Click Finish to save these settings.
6. Double-click the account ldap.columbia.edu and then click the Advanced tab at the top. In the next box labeled Search base, type o=Columbia University, c=us and then click OK.