Setting up Outlook / Outlook Express for CUA Mail
- POP Settings

Note that while these instructions are specific to Microsoft e-mail programs, similar settings may be applied to most other e-mail programs as well.

Once in Outlook Express, go to the Toolbar at the top of the page and right-click on Tools, then Accounts. You should now see a new window that has four tabs at the top. One of these tabs is labeled Mail. Click on the Mail tab. If an IMAP account already exists, highlight it and click remove. This will get rid of your previous configuration. Click on Add. Select Mail from the menu.

At the Prompt, enter your name and then click Next. Select "I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use" and then enter your email address in the space provided. Click Next.
From the drop-down menu, select POP3 as the incoming mail server. In the text area for the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: If you are a student, type: pop.studentmail.cua.edu If you are faculty or staff, type: pop.staffmail.cua.edu

In the text area for the Outgoing mail (SMTP):
If your computer is on-campus: type: smtp.cua.edu
If your computer is off-campus: enter the SMTP of your Internet Service Provider.
If your computer is in ResNet: outbound e-mail is disabled.  Please use webmail to access your CUA email.
Click Here for more information about sending e-mail from off-campus.

You will now be presented with a new window. In this window, you will be required to enter your "Internet Mail Logon". Enter your user name and password. If you wish for Outlook Express to remember your password, put a check-mark in that box, otherwise you will be promoted for it each time you open Outlook Express. Click Next.

You will now be prompted with the following screen?

Choose the Third Option on the above screen- "I will establish my connection manually". The Catholic University of America does not offer a Dial-up connection that checks mail. In order to use Outlook Express to access your CUA e-mail, you must first dial into your own Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Click Next once you have made your selection.

You will now be presented with a screen prompting you to press the FINISH button. Do so.

To configure your new account, go up to Tools, and select Accounts. Click on the Mail tab. You should now see the account that you just created. Select Properties. Click the ?Connection tab at the top. You are now prompted with the following screen. Check the box, and select the dial-up networking account that you normally use to connect to your ISP. Click the "Advanced" tab at the top.
You are now prompted with the following screen. Check the box that says "Leave a copy of messages on server". This will keep all your messages on the server so that when you access your account from your office or from Webmail, you will still see all the messages that you have just downloaded from home. Click OK, and you are now configured.

Accessing e-mail and working off-line

Dial into your ISP the way that you would normally. Open Outlook Express and push the Send/Receive button in the toolbar. This will download your e-mail. If you wish to hang up after this is complete, check the "hang up when complete" box.

Outlook Express gives you the option of working offline. Compose your e-mails and when you are ready to send them, you can push the Send/Receive button in the toolbar. This will prompt you to Connect to the Internet and transfer your messages. If you wish to hang up after this is complete, check the "hang up when complete" box.