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Setting up Mozilla to Access Your University E-Mail Account

1. Open Mozilla, In the menu bar, click on Window, then choose Mail and Newsgroups.
2. The Mozilla e-mail client window will appear. In the menu bar of the e-mail client window, click on Edit and then choose Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
3. In the account settings window, click on the Add Account button to create a new account.
   
4. The Account Wizard will begin. In the first window, leave the first choice (E-mail account) selected, then click Next.
5. In the Identity window that appears next, enter your full name in the Your Name box. In the E-mail Address box, enter in your university e-mail address. Click the Next button.
   
6. In the Server Information window, choose IMAP as the type of incoming server you are using. In the Server Name box just below that, type in the appropriate incoming mail server for your account. If your e-mail account is a:
   • Mail@UMD account, use mail.umd.edu
   • WAM account, use imap.wam.umd.edu
   • Glue account, use imap.glue.umd.edu
   • Deans account, use imap.deans.umd.edu
   
   
7. If this is the first time you've set up Mozilla for reading e-mail, then you will also see a section for entering the name of your Outgoing Server (SMTP). In that Server Name box, type in the appropriate outgoing mail server for your account:

   PLEASE NOTE: If you use an Internet service provider (ISP) other than the University of Maryland for Internet access, you must use your ISP's SMTP server (contact your Internet Service Provider for more information on this) instead of one of the servers listed below.

   • Mail@UMD account, use mail.umd.edu
   • WAM account, use smtp.wam.umd.edu
   • Glue account, use smtp.glue.umd.edu
   • Deans account, use smtp.deans.umd.edu
   If you do not have the option of defining your outgoing server on this screen, you will be able to do so in a later step. Click on Next to proceed.
   
8. In the User Name screen, make sure that the entry in the User Name box is just your user ID for your e-mail account, not your entire e-mail address. Click Next.
   
9. In the Account name window, you can create a special name for your account as the screen suggests (in this example, we have renamed the account to UMD) or just name the account after your e-mail address. Click Next
   
10. The last screen in the Account Wizard will show you the information you have entered. Verify that the information you entered is correct (including the Outgoing Server Name if you were able to enter that information during the wizard). If you made any mistakes, use the Back button to correct them. Then click Finish to exit the wizard.
11. You will return to the Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings window. In the left column of that window, click on Outgoing Server (SMTP). The outgoing server settings will be displayed on the rights. make sure the Server Name is set to the appropriate outgoing server (if you were not given the option of changing the outgoing server during the Account Wizard, this is your opportunity to make the change).
    

    PLEASE NOTE: If you use an Internet service provider (ISP) other than the University of Maryland for Internet access, you must use your ISP's SMTP server (contact your Internet Service Provider for more information on this) instead of one of the servers listed below.

    • Mail@UMD account, use mail.umd.edu
    • WAM account, use smtp.wam.umd.edu
    • Glue account, use smtp.glue.umd.edu
    • Deans account, use smtp.deans.umd.edu
    
    
12. Go back to the left-hand column. You should see your e-mail account. Click on Server Settings. On the right side of the window, check Use secure connection, then change the When I delete a message setting from the default setting to one of the other two options: the default setting of moving deleted mail to a Trash folder does not always work properly with our e-mail systems.
    
13. To make your University e-mail account your primary e-mail account in Mozilla, click on the Set as Default button near the lower left corner of the window. By doing this you are telling Mozilla that you want it to check for new messages on your University's e-mail account every time you open the Mozilla e-mail client.
14. Click on OK to finish configuring your e-mail settings. You will return to the main Mozilla e-mail window. In the left column of the window, you should see the name of the e-mail account you just created. Click on the triangle to the left of the account to reveal the Inbox folder for your account. Click on the Inbox. You will be prompted to enter the password for your e-mail account. Enter your password and click OK.
15. Your e-mail messages and any e-mail folders you have will soon appear. You can now use Mozilla to send and receive e-mail messages.