Using SMTP from off campus

The easiest method to send mail from off campus is to use the smtp servers you ISP provides. The method below is an alternative to using your ISPs mail servers to send mail. This is useful if your ISP does not allow you to send mail using your uwosh.edu address or you have a laptop that is brought between your home and the campus network.

Because of problems with SPAM, we do not allow access to smtp.uwosh.edu from off campus using the standard port 25. We do allow users to send email from anywhere using an alternative port. This requires that you change the default port on your client to port 587. And due to security concerns, we only allow encrypted and authenticated connections to this port. There are instructions for the most common clients below. Outlook 2003 will work but previous Outlook and Outlook Express clients will not work due to problems with SSL on non-standard ports.

Eudora PC

• Click the following link: x-eudora-option:SMTPPort=587
• Click OK in the pop up.
• Open the Options from the Tools menu
• Select "Sending Mail"
• Make sure that "Allow Authentication" is checked
• Make sure that "If Available, STARTTLS" is selected in the "Secure Sockets when Sending" drop down

Eudora Mac

• Open Eudora
• Create new message.
• Paste the following into the body: x-eudora-setting:7211=587
• Hit enter and the text will turn into a link.
• Double click link.
• Click "Set Setting" in the pop up.
• Select "Sending Mail" in the left hand list
• Make sure "Allow Authentication" is checked
• Eudora -> Preferences
• Select "SSL" in the left hand list, you may need to scroll down
• Change "SSL for SMTP" to "Optional (TLS)"

Outlook 2003

• The following three steps are for accounts already configured in Outlook. For new setups, the instructions are the same starting at the third screen titled "Internet E-Mail Settings"
  
  • From the menu, select "Tools" -> "Email accounts"
    
  • Leave "View or change existing accounts" selected
    
  • Select the account to change and click "Change..."
    
• Make sure "Outgoing mail server (SMTP)" is set to smtp.uwosh.edu
  
• Click "More Settings..."
  
• Under "Outgoing Server" tab, check "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication"
  
• Make sure "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is selected
  
• Select the "Advanced" tab
  
• Change "Outgoing server (SMTP) to 587
  
• Check "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)

Apple Mail

• Select "Preferences" from the "Mail" menu
• Select "Accounts"
• Select the account that is configured to send mail to smtp.uwosh.edu
• Click "SMTP Settings"
• Change server port from 25 to 587
• Check Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Change "Authentication" to Password
• Enter Email username and password into the spaces provided. This will be the same login used to access IMAP or POP.

ThunderBird

• From the Tools menu, select "Account Settings"
• Select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" from the left side
• Change port to 587
• Make sure the check box next to "Use name and password is checked"
• Enter your username in the User Name field
• Change "Use Secure Connection" to "TLS, If Available"

For questions or comments, please contact the help desk at 424-3020 or E-Mail acshelp@uwosh.edu
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