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Setting Up and Using Mail: MAC v 10.4 - Exchange Settings

Introduction

Electronic mail, or "e-mail," has become an indispensable tool for intra- and inter-office communication. It allows computers to send messages to people all over the world, as well as Trinity students, faculty and staff. Mail is used in reading, storing, and sending e-mail messages over the Internet and it is designed for Macintosh users. This program comes with MAC OS v.10.4. These pages provide information on how to set up Mail for your use.

E-mail Accounts and Passwords

Both faculty and staff should know their NT account, password, and e-mail address. If you don't already have this info please call the 2100 Help Desk.

INFORMATION YOU'LL NEED BEFORE YOU BEGIN 



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Username:__________________________________________________

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Password:__________________________________________________

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Part I: Configuring Mail

Before you can get your Trinity email using Mail you need to set up this program such that it knows who you are and where from it should get you email. Following steps should demonstrate how to setup the program for basic email use.

 

If you are using Mail for the first time, you will see the following screen. Enter the information as shown below. Mail wouldn't let you get by without typing anything here. If have been using mail and just want to change its settings, ship to the next screen/step.

New Account Prompt:

Incoming mail server configuration:

 

1. The first section will ask you for your incoming mail information. The server is webmail.trincoll.edu.

2. Next it will ask you for your User Name. The login name is in the following format: "cmpcntr\username\firstname.lastname". You have been provided with username when you first got your e-mail account activated. It is usually the first letter of your firstname, followed by up to seven letters of your last name. (e.g. Jack Kerouac becomes jkerouac, so he has to enter "cmpcntr\jkerouac\jack.kerouac", but Allen Ginsberg becomes aginsber and he has to enter "cmpcntr\aginsber\allen.ginsberg"). It is important that all usernames and passwords are supplied in lower case. The mail system is case sensitive. Epound is not the same as epound. Some people will also have numbers attached at the end of their username (to distinguish all the jsmiths for example).  Also remember to type the domain name cmpcntr\ before your username and \firstname.lastname after it.

3. The last box, the Outlook Web Access Server should be set to the same as your incoming mail server, webmail.trincoll.edu.

You will then be prompted for your outgoing mail server.

      

  1. The next line prompts for the Outgoing Mail Server. This is the computer your mail is stored at when it arrives. The name of this server is outmail.trincoll.edu.

  2. Next item is for your User Name. The login name is in the following format: "cmpcntr\username\firstname.lastname". You have been provided with username when you first got your e-mail account activated. It is usually the first letter of your firstname, followed by up to seven letters of your last name. (e.g. Jack Kerouac becomes jkerouac, so he has to enter "cmpcntr\jkerouac\jack.kerouac", but Allen Ginsberg becomes aginsber and he has to enter "cmpcntr\aginsber\allen.ginsberg"). It is important that all usernames and passwords are supplied in lower case. The mail system is case sensitive. Epound is not the same as epound. Some people will also have numbers attached at the end of their username (to distinguish all the jsmiths for example).  Also remember to type the domain name cmpcntr\ before your username and \firstname.lastname after it.

After the account has been set up, open the mail program. From the Mail drop down menu at the top of the screen, select Preferences. From here select the tab labeled Composing at the top of the window, it should look like this:

Under the Composing tab there should be a button that is labeled Configure LDAP. Clicking on this button will lead you to the following screen.

Press the + button to add a new LDAP server. When you press the + button, it will bring you to the Server Info screen:

 

  1. In the Name field, type in Trinity LDAP.

  2. In the Server field, type in wldap.trincoll.edu

  3. In the Search Base field type in: dc=cmpcntr, dc=tc, dc=trincoll, dc=edu

  4. Under the section labeled Authentication, set the Auth Type to Simple. Then proceed to enter your Trinity username and password in the two appropriate fields.

For more information:

You can contact the Help Desk by visiting the desk on B level of the LITC, or calling x2100 (faculty and staff) or x2007 (students).

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Last Modified: 10/02/2007