Mail Setup Instructions: Outlook

Outlook with IMAP-SSL (Windows ONLY)

IMAP is a mail download protocol which allows you to keep folders on the server and access these folders from multiple computers. This is great for users who don't use just one computer to check their email. IMAP downloads a local copy of your mailbox and folders from the server to the computer you are connecting from. If you create folders on your computer, you will have to sync up with the server in order to make it accessible globally. However, you're not required to create folders. You can work with just one mailbox/ inbox, if you like.


From the Tools menu, choose Accounts...

Click Add->Mail...

Type in your name in the Display Name and click Next 
 
Type in your-DECF-email@newton.berkeley.edu and click Next

Fill in the follows, click Next

Fill in the following, and click Next

Click Finish.

Select the account you just created and click on Properties.

Click on Advanced tab, check and fill in the follows


Click on IMAP tab, check and fill in the follows, then click OK 
  

In order to see all your mailboxes/folders, you must "subscribe" to
them.  Right click on maxwell.berkeley.edu and select IMAP
Folders.  Click on Query.  Select all the folders you want to
"subscribe" to and click Subscribe.

You can go ahead and delete the old server setting if everything
works and you see all your mailboxes and INBOX.  If you're converting
from POP/IMAP, read the next section first before you remove the old
server setting. 

Some people may get the message that the server cannot verify the
certificate.  You will need to install the certificate into IE.  Open
up Internet Explorer, go to https://maxwell.berkeley.edu, when a
Security Alert pops up, click on View Certificate, then Install
Certificate.  Follow the steps to install maxwell.berkeley.edu's
certificate.

Watching your quotas when using IMAP

Since IMAP stores all your mailboxes on the server, you should be careful that you do not exceed your quota. Once you do, you will not be able to receive any new email messages. Quota on maxwell.berkeley.edu, your mail server, refers to the amount of space you have for your INBOX. Quota on file.decf.berkeley.edu, your file server, refers to the amount of space in your home directory, which is where all your files reside if you save them to the server. To check how much quota you have, go to the DECF Quota Help page.