Setting up Outgoing E-mail with Mac OS X

This guide will help you to set up the following e-mail applications to securely send messages via Illinois Wesleyan mail servers from any location.

Thunderbird 2.0
Eudora 6.23
Apple Mail.app

Thunderbird 2.0

There are a few easy steps to configuring Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 to send outgoing e-mail through Illinois Wesleyan's servers:
From the Tools menu, select "Account Settings". The left pane of this window is a list of all e-mail accounts that have been set up in Thunderbird. Click on "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" which should be the last item in this list. If smtp.iwu.edu is not found in the list, you must click "Add". If smtp.iwu.edu is in the list, click "Edit".

You should now see an advanced dialog with more detailed information about your outgoing e-mail settings.

1. Enter the IWU Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server name: smtp.iwu.edu
2. Check the Use name and password box and enter your Campus NetID (typically your first initial and the first seven characters of your last name)
3. Select the secure connection TLS. This setting will allow your e-mail application to securely transmit your password and outgoing mail to the Illinois Wesleyan mail servers.
4. Change the Port field to 587.

Eudora 6.23

Please note that the Mac version of Eudora cannot be set to securely transmit your password or outgoing messages unless you are using Classic or OS 10.2 and higher. This guide refers to OS X only.

There are a few easy steps to setting up Eudora to send outgoing e-mail through Illinois Wesleyan's servers:
From the Eudora menu, select "Preferences". The left pane of this window is a list of control panels used to configure Eudora. There are two separate control panels in this list that will need configuration: "Sending Mail" and "SSL".

Under the "Sending Mail" panel:

1. Enter the IWU Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server name: smtp.iwu.edu
2. Check the "allow authorization" box

Under the "SSL" panel:

1. In the section marked "SSL for SMTP" choose: Required (Alternate Port). This setting will allow your e-mail application to securely transmit your password and outgoing mail to the Illinois Wesleyan mail servers.

Apple Mail.app

There are a few easy steps to configuring Apple's OS X Mail application to send outgoing e-mail through Illinois Wesleyan's servers:
From the Mail menu, select "Preferences". The top section of this window is a list of control panels used to configure Apple Mail. Click on "Accounts" which should be the first item in this section. A list of all your email accounts should appear in the left pane of this window. From this point, follow these three steps:

In the "Accounts" panel:

1. Select your Illinois Wesleyan e-mail account from the left pane
2. Click "Server Settings" in the Outgoing Mail Server configuration area. This will open a small "Server Settings" window.

From the "Server Settings" window:

1. Enter the IWU Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server name: smtp.iwu.edu
2. Type the following value in the "Server Port" field: 465
3. Check the box to "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)"
4. Type your Campus Net ID (typically your first initial and the first seven characters of your last name) and password into the appropriate fields

If you need additional assistance, please call the Office of Information Technology Help Desk at 309-556-3900, e-mail it@iwu.edu, or use the online support request form (on-campus or via campus proxy server only).