Outlook 2003 Secure Email Setup

For All Users

  1. Open Outlook 2003. If the Outlook 2003 Startup screen appears, choose No to creating an account.
  2. From the menu bar, select Tools > E-mail Accounts.
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  3. Under E-mail, select Add a new e-mail account.
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  4. Under Server Type, select IMAP.
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  5. Enter your name and Duke email address.
  6. Enter your Duke NetID and password.
  7. In the Incoming mail server (IMAP) field, enter imap.duke.edu.
  8. In the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field, enter smtp.duke.edu.
  9. Click the More Settings button and continue instructions on the next section.
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Configure the Account to Use SSL

  1. Select the Outgoing Server tab.
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  2. Check the box for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
  3. Choose the radial button for Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
  4. Select the Advanced tab.
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  5. Under Incoming server (IMAP), check the box labeled This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
  6. Ensure that the port number changes to 993.
  7. Under Outgoing server (SMTP), check the box labeled This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
  8. Change the port number to 465. (It will not change automatically)
  9. Click OK.
  10. Double-check the information in the following box and click Next.
  11. Click Finish and restart Outlook.