Information Services

IMAP

1. Username:  your username
2. Password:  your password
3. Incoming Mail Server (IMAP):  pop3.mcw.edu
4. Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):  smtp.mcw.edu

Click here for a picture tutorial of the process utilizing Outlook.

1. IMAP is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from your local server.
2. IMAP is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. You (or your e-mail client) can view just the heading and the sender of the letter and then decide whether to download the mail.
3. You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server, delete messages, or search for certain parts or an entire note.
4. IMAP requires continual access to the server during the time that you are working with your mail. IMAP can be thought of as a remote file server.