Information Services

Information Technology Services

Supporting WSU's Academic, Business, Communication and Data Network Services and Systems

Outlook Express 6


  1. From the “Tools” menu, select “Accounts”.
  2. Select the “Mail” tab.
  3. Select your WSU mail account as shown:

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  4. Click the “Properties” button.
  5. Select the “Servers” tab.
  6. Under “Outgoing Mail (SMTP)”, type in the mail server name “smtp.wsu.edu” and select the checkbox for “My server requires authentication” as shown:

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  7. Now select the “Settings” button.
  8. Select the option “Log on Using” and enter your Network ID and password as shown and select the “ok” button.

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  9. Select the “Advanced” tab.
  10. Under Server Port Numbers, below the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) field, select the checkbox for “This server requires a secure connection (SSL)” and change the server number to 465.

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  11. Click the “OK” button to save all changes.
Information Technology Services, PO Box 641222, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-1222 509-335-4357, Contact Us