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Email Client Mail Server Settings

Email Settings

If you want to connect to Villanova's email server using a third-party email client (Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Thunderbird, etc.) or a hand-held device or phone, you will need to use the settings listed in the Mail Setup box on the right.

Please note that you will not be able to utilize all of the features of Villanova's Microsoft Exchange server if you connect to your Villanova mailbox using a third-party email client. Therefore, while you will be able to retrieve the mail in your Inbox (and other folders if using an IMAP connection) using one of these clients, you will not be able to access your other Mail folders, Contacts, Calendar, tasks, etc.

UNIT recommends that you use Outlook Web Access (OWA) to access your Villanova email account at all times.

Should you decide to use a third-party email client to access your Villanova email, you will connect to your mailbox in one of two ways, either by an IMAP or a POP3 connection. If you are given the choice between the two, it is recommended that you use IMAP as your connection.

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail from your local server. IMAP (the latest version is IMAP4) 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. You can also create and manipulate folders or mailboxes on the server, delete messages, or search for certain parts or an entire note. IMAP requires continual access to the server during the time that you are working with your mail.

When you connect to your mailbox using an IMAP connection, messages deleted on your machine will also be removed from the server.

Post Office Protocol (POP3)

POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the most recent version of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail. POP3 is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. Periodically, you (or your client e-mail receiver) check your mail-box on the server and download any mail. POP3 is built into the Netmanage suite of Internet products and one of the most popular e-mail products, Eudora. It's also built into the Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers. 

It is important to understand that a POP3 connection, by default, will download a local copy of your email to your mail client and will then remove that email from the server, unless you tell the mail client to "Leave a copy on the server."

Login Information

Username: (same as your email)
Password:  (same as your email)

Click here for more information on your Username (UserID) and Password)

Mail Setup

Mail Server Type: IMAP

Mail Servers:
- Incoming:  imap.villanova.edu
- Outgoing:  smtp.villanova.edu