Outlook XP comes bundled with Microsoft Office XP. These instructions assume that you are using Outlook XP for Windows XP. The configuration may be slightly different for other versions of Outlook.

In the "Tools" menu, select "EMail Accounts." This will start a wizard which will guide you through the process of setting up Outlook XP account to handle your IMAP email. Note: If you have never started Outlook XP before the wizard may start automatically when you first run the program. Select "Add a new e-mail account" and click "Next."

Choose "IMAP" and then click "Next."

Type in the information Outlook XP asks for. This includes your name, email address, your Unity logon ID and password, and the incoming and outgoing mail servers. Your incoming mail server will be [unityid].mail.ncsu.edu. Your outgoing mail server depends on where the computer you are setting up is physically located:

• ResNet-connected computers in NC State residence halls or on-campus chapter houses: use smtp-resnet.ncsu.edu
• Computers in other on-campus buildings: use smtp.ncsu.edu
• Computers in University Towers: use relay-mail.paetec.net
• Computers located off-campus: use your ISPs outgoing mail server

Click "Next."

If you wish to use authenticated SMTP, click on the "More Settings..." button. Otherwise, proceed to step 6.

Enter a name you wish to use for this email account. This name is for your use only and won't appear anywhere, but you have to enter something.

Click on the "Outgoing Server" tab at the top. Then check the box labeled "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication." At NC State University, you use the same settings as your incoming mail server, so you don't have to do anything else. Just click "OK" and you will be returned to the screen you saw in step 3.

Click "Finish" to close the wizard. At this point, you are ready to use Outlook XP as your email client.