Updating Legacy CAMail Configurations

 

This document covers updating the legacy camail1.harvard.edu and camail2.harvard.edu server names from Eudora, Outlook, and Outlook Express configurations.  In December of 2001, all CAMail server names were merged under the common name camail.harvard.edu.  

 

Table of Contents

 

Eudora – Single Account

Eudora – Multiple Accounts

Outlook

Outlook Express

 

 

 

Eudora – Single Account

 

If your Eudora configuration only checks one account, then use these instructions to check and to update your CAMail configuration.

 

1. With Eudora running, click on the Tools menu, and then click on the Options menu item.
   
2. You should now see the Options dialog box.  On the left-hand side of this dialog box, you should see a series of icons.  Click the Getting Started icon, if this icon is not already highlighted.
   
3. Inside the Mail Server (Incoming) field, put the server name camail.harvard.edu inside both fields, if it does not already contain that name.
4. Inside the SMTP Server (Outgoing) field, put the server name camail.harvard.edu inside both fields, if it does not already contain that name.
5. Click the OK button.  Your Eudora configuration is now updated!

 

Eudora – Multiple Accounts

 

If you have Eudora set up to check multiple CAMail accounts, then use these instructions to update the various configurations.  Eudora sets up a different personality to handle the checking each account. 

 

1. With Eudora running, click on the Tools menu, and then click on the Personalities menu item.
   
2. On the left-hand side of your Eudora window, you should see a listing of the different personalities.  This listing will be inside the pane in which you usually see the listing of your various mailboxes.  Right-click on the icons for the various personalities and select the Properties option.
   
3. You should now see the Account Settings dialog box for the personality you selected. 
   
   Locate the SMTP Server field.  The text inside this field should read camail.harvard.edu.  If it does not, correct the text so that it does.
4. Click on the Incoming Mail tab at the top of the dialog box.
5. Locate the Server field toward the top of the dialog box.
   
   The text inside this field should read camail.harvard.edu.  If it does not, correct the text so that it does.
6. Click the OK button to commit these changes.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 for your other Eudora personalities.

 

Outlook

 

These instructions are for the full Outlook client, not for Outlook Express.

 

1. Click on the Tools menu and choose the E-mail Accounts item:
   
2. You should now see a dialog box similar to the following:
   
   Click the button beside the View or change existing e-mail accounts item, then click the Next button.
3. The E-mail Accounts dialog box should now give you a listing for the various accounts that your Outlook configuration checks.  It should resemble:
   
   You should see an item under the Name listings that corresponds to your CAMail account (the left-hand red circle above).  If your Outlook configuration is only set up to check one account, then you should only see one item under this listing.  Click this listing, and then click the Change button on right-hand side of the dialog box.
4. You should now see a dialog box similar to the following:
   
   Check the server names listed inside the Incoming mail server and the Outgoing mail server fields.  Put the server name camail.harvard.edu inside both fields, if they do not already contain that name.
5. Click the Next button.
6. You should now be again at the previous dialog box listing the various accounts that Outlook is configured to check.  If you have no more accounts listed that need conversion, then click the Finish button; otherwise, repeat steps 3 through 6 for these other Name listings.

 

Outlook Express

 

To check and update settings for Outlook Express:

 

1. Click on the Tools menu and select the Accounts… option:
   
2. You should now see the Internet Account dialog box.  Click on the Mail tab at the top of this dialog box.
3. You should now see a listing of the various mail accounts that Outlook Express is configured to check.  You may see more than one account listed if Outlook Express is configured to access more than one account. 
   
   Click on the listing for the mail account that you use to access your CAMail account, and then click on the Properties button on the right-hand side of the dialog box.
4. You should now see another dialog box similar to:
   
   In the fields labeled Incoming mail and Outgoing mail, check to see if the server name camail.harvard.edu is inside; if not, correct the information in those fields.
5. Click the OK button to continue.
6. You will see the Internet Accounts dialog box again.  If you have more accounts listed in this dialog box to reconfigure, then repeat steps 3 through 6; otherwise, click the Close button.