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Using
Another Program to Access Your E-mail
Server
Settings
Although
we will not officially support any e-mail client for students
other than the NetMail Web Client found at http://cp.rowan.edu
you may, if you choose, use another e-mail program (such as
Outlook Express, Outlook 2003 or Thunderbird) to access your
Rowan NetMail.
You
can use either POP or IMAP to access your Rowan e-mail.
What
are POP and IMAP?
What
is POP?
POP3 is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is
received and held for you on the server. Periodically,
you (or your email program) check your mail-box on the
server and download any mail directly to your local
computer. POP is designed to delete mail on the server
as soon as the user has downloaded it to their computer.
What
is IMAP?
IMAP
provides the user more capabilities for retaining e-mail
on the server and for organizing it in folders on the
server. IMAP can be thought of as a remote file server.
Your e-mail stays on the server and is not downloaded
and removed as it is when using POP. (If you use IMAP
there are additional security settings you must add
to your client. Make sure you take notice of them in
the instructions)
Server
Names
The
POP server name for incoming mail is pop2.rowan.edu
The IMAP server name for incoming
mail is imap2.rowan.edu
The SMTP server name for outgoing mail is
mail2.rowan.edu
PLEASE
NOTE: Whether you choose POP or IMAP, you
MUST set up Authenticated SMTP in order to send mail.
You can find instructions for doing this in Outlook Express
and Thunderbird below.
Outlook
Express
Outlook
Express is included with the Internet Explorer install. To
upgrade your version of IE and Outlook Express please visit
Rowan's Software
Download Page
To
configure Outlook Express to send and receive e-mail via Novell®
NetMail®:
1. Start Outlook Express. (usually found in Start/Programs)
2. The INternet Connection Wizard should start automatically.
If it does not, click Tools > Accounts > Add, then
select Mail to start the Internet Connection Wizard.
3.
The Internet Connection Wizard will prompt you for your
name.
4. Type your name as you would like it to display on your
messages, then click Next.
5. Type your e-mail address, then click Next.
6. From the drop-down list box, select POP3 or IMAP.
7. In the Incoming mail server field type either pop2.rowan.edu
or imap2.rowan.edu to correspond with the
choice you made in the previous step.
8.
In the Outgoing mail server field type mail2.rowan.edu
9.
Type your Rowan Network username and password, click Next
and then click Finish.
Once
you have created the account you will need to configure
it to use Authenticate SMTP in order to be able to send
mail.
- On
the Tools menu select Accounts and go to the Mail tab.
Select your Rowan NetMail account and click Properties.
- Click
the Servers tab and at the bottom check the box next to
"My server requires authentication"
under Outgoing Mail Server.
- Then
click the Settings box next to "My server requires
authentication" and make sure "Use the same
settings as my incoming mail server" is selected
and click "OK".
To
configure Thunderbird to send and receive e-mail via Novell®
NetMail®:
You
can download Mozilla Thunderbird here: http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
Open
Thunderbird, and select Tools > Account Settings.
-
Click Add Account.
- Select
the Email account radio button and click
Next. The Identity screen appears.
- Enter
your full name in the Your Name field.
Enter your Rowan e-mail address (username@students.rowan.edu)
in the Email Address field, and click Next.
- Select
POP or IMAP as the type
of incoming server you are using. For POP
enter pop2.rowan.edu in the Incoming
Server field. For IMAP enter imap2.rowan.edu
in the Incoming Server field.
- Set
the Outgoing Server to mail2.rowan.edu,
and click Next.
- Enter
your Rowan username in the Incoming User Name
and Outgoing User Name fields, and click
Next.
- Enter
a name for your email account in the Account Name
field, and click Next.
- Verify
your account information in the dialog box, and click Finish.
- Select
Server Settings from the folder list below
your new account.
-
Select Check for messages at startup and
Automatically download new messages
- If
you selected IMAP:
Under Security Settings YOU MUST select
"TLS, if available"
(If you selected POP, ignore this step)
- Click
Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the folder list
- Select
the mail2.rowan.edu(Default) entry from
the list and click Edit. The SMTP
Server page appears.
- Enter
mail2.rowan.edu as the Server Name
- Select
Use name and password and enter Rowan username
in the User Name field.
- Click
OK to save your changes and exit the Account
Settings dialog.
- PLEASE
NOTE: If you set up an IMAP account in Thunderbird
you will need to accept the security certificate when starting
the progam.
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