To receive your Email sent to
@aem.umn.edu,
this is what you should know.
(note: you are required to read your email as a condition of maintaining an account with us)
The instructions below are how to read your @umn.edu email.
The OLD instructions are here: OLD MAIL SETUP
It is recommended that you start using ONLY your @umn.edu email address as your From: address (even if you are still forwarding your mail to our servers).
If you use Mutt or AlPine (Pine) see: Sample Configs for Mutt and AlPine
Keep in mind that there may be some errors in the guides.
See: University of Minnesota: OIT (it.umn.edu) E-mail Services information page
See the below for the server names you should use for UofM Gmail accounts.
Note - for all of the below:
Your username should be username@umn.edu
The password is your UofM "Internet Password"
DO NOT Save your Internet Password on Devices nor in your email client,
as this may expose the password to Trojans/Viruses that may later run on your machine
(Oauth2 does not save your password, but rather an access certificate for the specific client program).
Your Devices and computers should ALWAYS be locked when you are away from them (even for a few seconds).
The server name is: imap.gmail.com (imap.googlemail.com also works)
Google Prefers IMAP with SSL, on port 993.
If you are using Thunderbird or Seamonkey, use Oath2 rather than plaintext authentication.
If you use the MS Outlook/Outlook Express email client set the port to 143 with SSL checked (it will actually use port 993).
Advantages: IMAP clients can access multiple mail "folders". The server notifies your client immediately of new messages (the check interval is a backup and should be set to 15 minutes). IMAP clients can be configured to keep an offline copy of all messages (the primary copy is always the one on the server).
The server name is: smtp.gmail.com (smtp.googlemail.com also works)
Google Supports SMTP-Submit with TLS, on port 587.
If you are using Thunderbird or Seamonkey, use Oath2 rather than plaintext authentication.
Google Also Supports SMTP with SSL, on port 465.
If you use the MS Outlook/Outlook Express email client set the port to 25 with SSL checked (it will actually use port 465).
Increasing numbers of Internet providers are blocking the OLD SMTP port 25. We suggest you DON'T use it.
For incoming e-mail - Enet recommends you DO NOT use POP as it will remove all your messages from your inbox. with IMAP you can do EVERYTHING pop can do (IMAP is a newer protocol), including read mail offline.
The server name is: pop.gmail.com (pop.googlemail.com also works)
Google supports SSL connections on the alternate port (995). NOTE: you have to turn POP on in Gmail first./
If you are using Thunderbird or Seamonkey, use Oath2 rather than plaintext authentication.
It DOES NOT support Non-SSL POP (port 110).
WARNING - POP clients generally download and delete all the mail in the INBOX on the mail server when they connect to it. POP does not support multiple mail folders on the server (just the INBOX).
For other questions, problems, or support see the Enet Staff page