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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I configure Microsoft Outlook 2007 to access my BIGRED email account?

 

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Tools › Account Settings ...
Select New ...



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Check Manually configure server settings or additional server types
Press Next



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Select Internet E-mail
Press Next



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Enter Your Name as you want it to appear on outgoing emails
Enter E-mail Address as your BIGRED email address
Account Type is IMAP
Incoming mail server is bigred.unl.edu
Outgoing mail server(SMTP) is smtp.unl.edu
User Name is your BIGRED account name
Password is your BIGRED account password
Check Remember password
Uncheck Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)
Click on More Settings ...



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Choose the Outgoing Server tab
Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication
Check Log on using
User Name is your My.UNL account name
Password is your My.UNL password
Check Remember password
Uncheck Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)



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Choose the Advanced tab
Under the Outgoing server (SMTP) for Use the following type of encrypted connection select TLS
Change Server Timeouts to 3 minutes
Press OK
Press Next
Press Finish