DoC Computing Support Group

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Email: IMAP/SMTP Client Settings

Mozilla Thunderbird is preconfigured for all users in their Windows, Linux and Mac OS X accounts in the Department -- this is our recommended mail client. On your laptop, outside the Department, or if you choose to use another mail client, here are the settings you will need.

Reading/Incoming Email

You should enable IMAP over SSL to ensure that your password is kept secure. Unencrypted IMAP is not supported and may be withdrawn.

Server

imap2.doc.ic.ac.uk

Use SSL

Yes

IMAP port

993
This is the standard IMAP SSL port

IMAP username

your username

IMAP password

leave blank
For security, it is better for your client to ask for your password when you initially connect.

IMAP server directory

~/IMAP

Folder subscription

Auto-subscribe
This varies between clients, but it is best to automatically enable subscription to all mailboxes.

Sending/Outgoing Email

We recommend using SMTP authentication with TLS enabled. Within DoC, unauthenticated SMTP to port 25 is permitted. Outside DoC, port 587 can be used to connect with TLS and authentication if port 25 is blocked.

Server

smtp.doc.ic.ac.uk

Encryption

TLS
Note that this is not the same as SSL. It may also be shown as STARTTLS.

SMTP authentication

Yes

SMTP port

587
This is the message submission port. Within DoC it is fine to use port 25.

SMTP username

your username

SMTP password

leave blank
as above