Setting up Outlook Express to access your Parkland Student account

This document can be used as an aid to set up your Outlook Express to include your Parkland Student E-mail. Please read the instructions and disclaimers completely before attempting this procedure. Parkland is not responsible for any changes that you willingly make to your computer.

• Please note that these instructions are for Outlook Express 6. If you are using another Email program, these instructions can be used as a reference noting that the prompts and steps will be somewhat different.
• Also note that IMAP is provided as a convenience to students who request it but we do not have the resources to provide any support for it. If there is a mistake in these directions, we will correct them but beyond this document, we are not able to provide any assistance in setting this up on your computer.
• Before you begin, you will need to know what the "Outgoing SMTP Server" is from your Internet Service Provider. You can get this by contacting your Internet Service Provider or by viewing the existing setting on your Email account. CAUTION: If you accidentally change any of your existing settings, you may cause your mail program to quit working.

Start by opening up Outlook Express mail client which should look similar to this. Select Tools from the pull-down menu and choose Accounts.
When the following window appears, click on Add and choose Mail...
Enter your full name in the Display name window. Click "Next >" to continue.
Enter your complete Parkland e-mail address in the E-mail address window. Click "Next >" to continue.
In this window: Choose IMAP for the type of incoming mail server. Set the Incoming mail server to stu.parkland.edu. Set the Outgoing mail server to that of your Internet Service Provider. Click "Next >" to continue.
Next, enter your username and password for the Parkland Student E-Mail Server. If you check the 'Remember password' box you won't be prompted for a password every time Outlook Express checks for new mail. Do not check Log on using Secure Password Authentication" Click "Next >" to continue.
Click "Finish" to continue.
You may receive the following message. If so, select Yes. This will test your connection and download any existing mail.
Your Internet Accounts window will now include stu.parkland.edu. Click "Close" to continue.

You are now finished and you should be able to read your Parkland Student E-Mail via your Outlook Express client.