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Send email securely (SSL/TLS)

To send mail from off-campus, you must configure your email application to use the correct outgoing (or SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) mail server settings. There is no configuration needed if you use Simmons Webmail to send email on or off-campus.

You have the option of using the SMTP mail server provided by your Internet Service Provider or the Simmons SMTP mail server. Some Internet Service Providers may require that you use their SMTP mail server. You should contact your ISP to obtain the correct server information and policy.

Below are instructions for configuring SSL/TLS in order to send securely from common email clients.

To receive mail securely, see Receiving Email Securely

Simmons SMTP server settings

To send email from off-campus, turn on your email application's SMTP "user name and password" option.

SMTP server: smtp.simmons.edu
User Name: your Simmons email username
Port: 587
You will be prompted for your Simmons email password when you attempt to send email.

Below you will find examples of these settings using a few common email applications.

Thunderbird 2.x (Mac OS and Windows)

  1. Open Thunderbird and select Account Settings from the Tools
    menu.
  2. Select Outgoing Server (SMTP) from the left menu.
  3. Select the Simmons outgoing mail server profile from the pane on the right, and click edit
    • If you have not yet set up SMTP for Simmons, instead click add, then Description: Simmons; Server name: smtp.simmons.edu
  4. Click the box next to "Use name and password" and enter your user name
  5. Under Use secure connections" click TLS, if available
  6. Click OK and OK

To receive mail securely, see Receiving Email Securely

Apple Mail 10.3-10.5

  1. Open Apple Mail and select Preferences from the Mail menu.
  2. Click the Accounts icon, click your Simmons account
  3. Next to "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" for Simmons, click Edit Server List from the drop-down menu
    • If you have already set up a Simmons outgoing server, select it
    • If you have not already set up a Simmons outgoing server, add it by click the +, double click to edit, enter smtp.simmons.edu under "Server Name"
  4. Description: Simmons, Server Name: smtp.simmmons.edu
  5. Click Advanced
  6. Click Use custom port and enter 587
  7. Check Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
  8. Click the drop-down menu after "Authentication" and choose Password
  9. Enter your User Name
  10. If you do not want to be prompted each time you try to send a message, type in your password

To receive mail securely, see Receiving Email Securely

Outlook 2003

1. Open Outlook 2003 and select Email Accounts from the Tools
menu. Check View or change existing e-mail accounts under
E-mail and click Next.
2. Select the Change button and type smtp.simmons.edu
in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field.
3. Click More Settings and select the Outgoing Server tab.
4. Check the box for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires
authentication. Check the option for Log on using and type your
user name in the User Name: field.
5. Click the Advanced tab. Set Outgoing server (SMTP) to 587, then check the option for This server
requires an encrypted connection (SSL). This option is
recommended for the Simmons SMTP server.
6. Click OK. Click Finished.

To receive mail securely, see Receiving Email Securely

Outlook 2007

These instructions are for setting up Outlook 2007 to both send and receive email securely.

  1. Open Outlook 2007 and select Account Settings from the Tools menu.
  2. Check View or change existing e-mail accounts under "E-mail" and click Next.
  3. Under the E-mail tab (all the way left) select Change
  4. Click More Settings. For use off-campus, be sure "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication" is checked, the the radio button "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" is highlighted. Note: in some cases your ISP may not allow use of a different SMTP server; if you have trouble sending, contact your ISP.
  5. Click the Advanced tab
    1. Incoming server should say either 993 (for IMAP) or 995 (for POP)
    2. Next to "Use the following type of encrypted connection" choose SSL from the drop-down menu
    3. Outgoing server should say 587
    4. Next to "Use the following type of encrypted connection" choose TLS from the drop-down menu
  6. Click OK then Next then Finish
  7. Click the "Outgoing Server" tab

 

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