How to Configure the Email Clients
Most Often Used in the Center for Aging
Note: When your are instructed to enter data, that data will be surrounded
by single quotes. Omit the single quotes when you enter the data.
Basic Facts that you will need to know:
Your personal name
Your email address in the format user@geri.duke.edu.
Your user name on the incoming server
Type of incoming server: IMAP
The name of the incoming server: geri.duke.edu
The name of the outgoing server: geri.duke.edu when you are on a computer
directly connected to the Medical Center's network; otherwise, use the
name of the server given to you by your ISP
Outlook
1. Drop down the Tools menu and click E-mail Accounts.
2. Select "Add a new e-mail account". Click Next.
3. Select IMAP. Click Next.
4. "Your Name:" should be your personal name.
"E-mail Address:" is in the format 'user@geri.duke.edu'.
"Incoming mail server (IMAP)" is 'geri.duke.edu'.
"Outgoing mail server (SMTP)" is 'geri.duke.edu' ONLY when you are on
a computer directly connected to the Duke Medical Center's network.
Otherwise, you need to enter the outgoing server name provided by the
ISP of the network you are on.
"User Name:" is your geri username.
Make sure that the box next to "Remember Password" is NEVER checked.
5. Click on the tab labelled 'Advanced'. In the field labelled 'Root folder
path:' enter '~/mail'. This will enable Outlook to find your mail folders
saved on the server. Click OK. Click Next.
6. Click Finish.
Outlook Express
1. Drop down the Tools menu and click Accounts. Click Add then Mail...
2. Enter your personal name. Click Next.
3. Enter your email address in the format 'user@geri.duke.edu'. Click
Next.
4. Beside "My incoming server is a" drop down and select IMAP. Incoming
mail server is 'geri.duke.edu'. Outgoing mail (SMTP) server is also
'geri.duke.edu' but ONLY when you are on a computer directly connected
to the Duke Medical Center's network. Otherwise, you need to enter the
outgoing server name provided by the ISP of the network you are on.
Click Next.
5. Enter your geri user name for your Account Name. Make sure that the
box next to "Remember Password" is NEVER checked. Click Next.
6. Click on the tab labelled 'IMAP". In the field labelled 'Root folder path:'
enter '~/mail'. This will enable Outlook Express find your mail folders.
Click Ok.
7. Click Finish.
Eudora 6
1. Drop down the Tools menu and select Options...
2. Select the Category entitled "Getting Started". Enter your name.
Enter your email address in the format 'user@geri.duke.edu'.
Enter 'geri.duke.edu' for your incoming mail server.
Enter your geri user name.
Enter 'geri.duke.edu' for your outgoing mail server ONLY if you are
on a computer that is directly connected to the Duke Medical Center's
network. Otherwise, you need to enter the outgoing server name
provided by the ISP of the network you are on.
Leave the "Allow Authentication" box checked.
3. Select the Category entitled "Incoming Mail". In the field "IMAP
Mailbox Location Prefix" enter '~/mail'.
