All UD IMAP and POP Accounts will Require Encryption in February

To improve security, all University of Delaware IMAP and POP e-mail accounts will require encryption effective February 2. Anyone who uses Thunderbird, Outlook, Outlook Express, or MacOS X Mail as an IMAP or POP client at work or at home will need to configure the application, if it’s not configured already, to support Secure Socket Layer (SSL).  Anyone who uses UD or OET webmail or has an Exchange account is not affected.  You have an Exchange account if you connect to OET webmail or use Outlook or Entourage to connect to OET’s Exchange server.

If you have any questions, contact OET. Following are links to directions from Information Technologies on how to reconfigure the various e-mail clients.

Thunderbird for Windows
http://www.udel.edu/topics/e-mail/thunderbird/accountsettings.html

Mozilla 1.7.x  for Windows
http://www.udel.edu/topics/e-mail/mozilla/mailprefs.html

Mozilla 1.7.x  for MAC
http://www.udel.edu/topics/e-mail/mozilla/mailprefs.html

MacOS X Mail
http://www.udel.edu/topics/e-mail/macosxmail/index.html

Thunderbird Mac
http://www.udel.edu/topics/e-mail/thunderbirdmac/accountsettingsmac.html

Outlook Express
http://www.udel.edu/topics/e-mail/oex/oexwin/oexconfig.html

When Windows Vista Does Not Connect to UDel Secure

If you try to connect to UDel Secure with Windows Vista and receive the error message, “the parameter is incorrect,” or you do not receive an authentication box to enter in your UDel NetID and password, you will need to manually configure your wireless connection. To manually configure a connection on a Windows Vista machine, follow the procedures on OET’s site or contact OET for assistance.