Configuring Authenticated SMTP for Outlook 2003

Systems that send mail over the Internet use SMTP to send messages from one server to another. The messages can then be retrieved with an e-mail client using either POP or IMAP. For instructions on how to configure your Stern Mail servers via different versions of Outlook, please select our Outlook How-to-Guides from the Email Guides page.

On campus, when you are connected to the NYU server from a Stern computer or your own notebook PC via wireless (or using NYU dial-up), the servers are as follows:

Configuring Outlook 2003 to use Authenticated SMTP

Stern requires authenicated SMTP. To learn more about authenticated SMTP and why it is required, view the frequently asked questions about authenticated SMTP.

Configuration Steps

1. Open Outlook 2003 and under the Tools menu select Email Accounts...

2. Select "View or Change existing Email Accounts" and click Next.

3. Select your Stern account in the next window and click Change.

4. Click the "More Settings" button in the Internet E-mail Settings window.

5. Under the Outgoing Server tab, check the box for "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication", then select the option for "Log on using..." and fill in your regular user name and password.

6. In the same window select the Advanced tab and, under the Outgoing server settings area check the box for "This server requires encrypted connection (SSL)." Change the port to port 465, if it does not change automatically. Click OK and you're done!