Computing and Network Services

State University of New York

POP Email Client Security Settings:

The following settings will be required starting February 1, 2004 for users of POP email clients when sending email from the ESF Campus. You may not need to make these changes at home. Please contact your Internet Service Provider (e.g. Time-Warner) for further details about using their system for sending ESF email.

Outlook Express

Outlook 98/2000/2002/2003

Eudora

Pegasus Mail

Netscape Mail/Mozilla

Outlook Express

1) From the tools menu, choose Accounts...

2) From the 'All' or 'Mail' tabs, choose the account that you wish to change and click the properties button to the right. An 'account' is a collection of settings that allows you to send and receive email.

3) On the 'Servers' tab, at the bottom, check the box labeled 'My server requires authentication' and then click the settings button to the right.

4) After clicking the settings button, make sure that the first option is selected and click OK.

5) Click OK again and then close the Internet Accounts dialog.

Outlook 98/2000/2002/2003

If you use the full version of Outlook 98, 2000, 2002 (XP), or 2003 as a POP3 client, please contact us directly for details on how to alter your settings.

Eudora

1) From the Tools menu, choose Options and check the box labeled 'Allow authentication.'

2) Click OK.

Users will need to type their password when Eudora is first started. If Eudora is closed and restarted, users will need to enter their password again.

Pegasus Mail

1) From the File menu, choose Network configuration...

2) When the 'Internet Mail Options' dialog appears, click the 'Sending (SMTP)' tab, select the appropriate entry in the 'SMTP hosts' box, and click Edit...

3) When the 'Settings for sending mail (SMTP)' dialog appears, click the Security tab and select the last option in the 'SMTP Authentication' section. Click 'Select' and choose the entry representing the group of settings you use to receive email.

4) Click OK and then OK again to accept these settings.

Netscape Mail/Mozilla

Netscape 4.79/7.0/7.1 and various Mozilla versions.

No settings need to be changed in the email portion of Netscape or Mozilla to enable authentication. Users will be prompted to enter their password the first time they attempt to send email each session, or each time the program is run (not each time email is sent).