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Select your email program from the list and hit the button at the bottom to display the configuration instructions for your program.
Program: Select... Windows Clients: Outlook 2002 and Later Eudora 6.x for Windows Outlook Express/2000 Mac Clients: OS X Mail Entourage for OS X Eudora 6.x for OS X Eudora 5.1 for Mac OS 9 Thunderbird Other (Generic Instructions)
You can customize your configuration instructions by changing the defaults listed for the following categories:
Protocol: POP IMAP The POP protocol, by default, downloads messages to your computer and then deletes them from the mail server. If you leave all of your email on a primary computer (for example, your office computer) but want to have access to recently received email on a secondary computer (a home computer), you should leave your messages on the server for a limited period of time. If you need access to all of your email from more than one computer, IMAP may be a better choice for you. See Is IMAP Right For Me. Authentication: Passwords over SSL Kerberos A secure login is required to receive your @stanford email. Stanford's default configuration requires the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption in order to securely transmit your password and all communication between your email client and our incoming servers. Those who are using an email program that includes support for Kerberos (Eudora, OS X Mail) and who wish to use Kerberos for Windows or Kerberos for Macintosh to take advantage of Kerberos's secure authentication process and single sign-on capabilities can select Kerberos above to get the appropriate configuration instructions. Connecting From: Stanford Network Other Network If you are not connecting from the Stanford network you will not be able to use our default server for sending email. Selecting Other Network will give you appropriate instructions for securely authenticating to an alternate server that Stanford has made available for users outside the Stanford network. See Email Off the Stanford Network for a more in-depth explanation.
The POP protocol, by default, downloads messages to your computer and then deletes them from the mail server. If you leave all of your email on a primary computer (for example, your office computer) but want to have access to recently received email on a secondary computer (a home computer), you should leave your messages on the server for a limited period of time. If you need access to all of your email from more than one computer, IMAP may be a better choice for you. See Is IMAP Right For Me.
A secure login is required to receive your @stanford email. Stanford's default configuration requires the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption in order to securely transmit your password and all communication between your email client and our incoming servers. Those who are using an email program that includes support for Kerberos (Eudora, OS X Mail) and who wish to use Kerberos for Windows or Kerberos for Macintosh to take advantage of Kerberos's secure authentication process and single sign-on capabilities can select Kerberos above to get the appropriate configuration instructions.
A secure login is required to receive your @stanford email. Stanford's default configuration requires the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption in order to securely transmit your password and all communication between your email client and our incoming servers.
Those who are using an email program that includes support for Kerberos (Eudora, OS X Mail) and who wish to use Kerberos for Windows or Kerberos for Macintosh to take advantage of Kerberos's secure authentication process and single sign-on capabilities can select Kerberos above to get the appropriate configuration instructions.
If you are not connecting from the Stanford network you will not be able to use our default server for sending email. Selecting Other Network will give you appropriate instructions for securely authenticating to an alternate server that Stanford has made available for users outside the Stanford network. See Email Off the Stanford Network for a more in-depth explanation.
