Synopsis:
Macintosh: Entourage e-mail configuration settings for IMAP accounts

Solution:
Solution 5088 contains general information about supported e-mail clients. Refer to the solution for a complete list of supported clients. If you do not know if you are an IMAP or Exchange-enabled user, please contact the OIT Help Desk at 8-HELP.

To configure an IMAP account in Entourage 2008 or 2004

• Start Entourage 2008 or 2004
• If the Entourage Setup Assistant window appears, close the window.
• From the Entourage menu, select Account Settings
• In the Accounts window, click the New icon.
• In Entourage 2004 only - At the bottom of the Account Setup Assistance window, click Configure account manually
• In the New Account window, choose IMAP from the drop-down menu and click OK

  

• Choose the Account Settings tab

  

• Enter Princeton in the Account Name
• Enter your name in the Name field as you prefer it to appear on all outgoing e-mail.
• Enter NetID@princeton.edu in the E-mail address field
• Enter your NetID in the Account ID field
• In the IMAP server field enter imap.princeton.edu
• Enter your Princeton LDAP password in the password field
• In the SMTP server field enter smtp.princeton.edu
• At the bottom of the Receiving Mail section click on "Click here for advanced receiving options"

  

• Check the box next to "This IMAP service requires a secure connection(SSL)"
• Click the top left of this pop-up window to return to the previous screen
• At the bottom of the Sending Mail section click on "Click here for advanced receiving options"

  

• Check the box next to "SMTP service requires a secure connection(SSL)"
• Check the box next to "Override default SMTP port" and enter 587 in the box
• Check the box next to "SMTP server requires authentication" and select the option to use the same settings as receiving mail server.
• Click OK on the bottom of the Edit Account window
• Close the Accounts window
• Under the Tools menu, choose Junk E-mail Protection. Set the level of junk e-mail protection to None.