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Setting Up Email in Evolution
Purdue Exchange Mail Users
To connect to Exchange:
- Open Evolution
- If prompted, select Yes you would like to configure an email account. If you are not prompted: Select Edit > Preferences > Mail Accounts
- Select Add on the right pane, click Forward
- Enter your Name and Email address (which should be: [your username]@purdue.edu)
- select Account Type: » IMAP
- Enter Server: » ova.purdue.edu
- Enter your username
- Select TLS Encryption under Security
- Select Password Authentication Type
- Click Forward
- Adjust Receiving options to your preference, and click Forward
- Select Server Type SMTP
- Enter Server » smtp.purdue.edu
- Check Server Requires Authentication
- Select SSL Encryption under Security
- Authentication » PLAIN
- Click Forward
- Name the Account and you are finished.
Mailhub (Webmail) Users
To connect to Mailhub:
- Open Evolution
- If prompted, select Yes you would like to configure an email account. If you are not prompted: Select Edit > Preferences > Mail Accounts
- Select Add on the right pane, click Forward
- Enter your Name and Email address (which should be: [your username]@purdue.edu)
- select Account Type: » IMAP
- Enter Server: » mymail.purdue.edu
- Enter your username
- Select SSL Encryption under Security
- Select Password Authentication Type
- Click Forward
- Adjust Receiving options to your preference, and click Forward
- Select Server Type SMTP
- Enter Server » smtp.purdue.edu
- Check Server Requires Authentication
- Select SSL Encryption under Security
- Authentication » PLAIN
- Click Forward
- Name the Account and you are finished.
