Email at Michigan Tech

Configuring > KMail for IMAP server


KMail (Kontact Mail)
  1. Open KMail and go to Settings -> Configure KMail... [Image]
  2. Click on Accounts and then click Add... [Image]
  3. Choose IMAP and click OK [Image]
  4. Complete the following information: [Image]
    * The name you would like for your account (for example, *MTU Email*)
    * Your User ID under Login
    * Your password
    * Host: email.mtu.edu
    * Port: 993
  5. Then click on the Security tab and choose Use SSL for secure mail download under Encryption then click OK [Image]
  6. Go to the Sending tab and click Add, then choose SMTP and click OK [Image]
  7. Complete the following information: [Image]
    * The name you would like for the SMTP server (for example, *MTU SMTP Server*)
    * Host: email.mtu.edu
    * Port: 25 (or 2525 for off-campus users)
    * Check Server requires authentication then fill in the two textboxes with your User ID and password
  8. Go to the Security tab and choose TLS under Encryption and click OK [Image]
  9. Go to Identities and select the Default identity and click Modify [Image]
  10. Type in your name, organization (optional), and e-mail address and click OK to close that window, then click OK to close the Configuration window [Image]

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