Email: Authenticated SMTP for Windows

Eudora version 6.x for the Windows

On Windows, Eudora 6.x requires the following changes to use authenticated SMTP:

Note: If you are using Kerberos authenication to check mail, authenticated smtp will not work.

1. While in Eudora, under the Tools menu, select Options....

2. Select Sending Mail under the category list on the left side.

3. Change the SMTP Server text box to read: authsmtp.psu.edu

4. Make sure Allow Authentication is checked.

5. Under Secure Sockets when Sending, make sure either If available, STARTTLS or Required, STARTTLS is visible in the drop down window.

Note: Some Eudora 6 users report getting an error message "Encryption too weak 0 less than 39". We have found that removing Eudora 6, installing Eudora 5.2, then installing Eudora 6 over Eudora 5.2 fixes the problem. Eudora 5.2 can be downloaded from https://www.work.psu.edu/downloads/eudora/old/5.2/Eudora.exe

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Eudora 5.1 for Windows

On Windows, Eudora 5.1 requires the following changes to use authenticated SMTP:

Note: If you are using Kerberos authenication to check mail, authenticated smtp will not work.

1. While in Eudora, under the Tools menu, select Options....

2. Select Sending Mail under the category list on the left side.

3. Change the SMTP Server text box to read: authsmtp.psu.edu

4. Make sure Allow Authentication is checked.

5. Under Secure Sockets when Sending, select Required, STARTTLS.

6. Click OK.

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Outlook 2002 (XP) for Windows

On Windows, Outlook 2002 (which is included with Office XP) requires the following changes to use authenticated SMTP:

1. While in Outlook 2002, under the Tools menu, select E-Mail Accounts.

2. Select View or change existing e-mail accounts, and click Next.

3. Select the email account and click Change.

4. Make sure that Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) is unchecked.

5. Change Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) to: authsmtp.psu.edu.

6. Click on More Settings.

7. Click on the Outgoing Server tab.

8. Make sure that My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.

9. Make sure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.

10. Click on the Advanced tab.

11. Make sure that Outgoing server (SMTP) is set to 25.

12. Under Outgoing server (SMTP), make sure that This server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked.

13. Click OK on the More Settings window.

14. Click Next.

15. Click Finish on the email account window.

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Outlook Express version 5 and 6 and Outlook 2000 for Windows

On Windows, Outlook Express version 5 or 6 and Outlook 2000 both require the following changes to use authenticated SMTP:

1. While in the mail application, under the Tools menu, select Accounts.

2. Select the email account and click on Properties.

3. Click on the Servers tab.

4. Change Outgoing Mail (SMTP) to: authsmtp.psu.edu.

5. Make sure that Log on using Secure Password Authentication is unchecked.

6. Under Outgoing Mail Server, Make sure that My server requires authentication is checked.

7. Click on the Settings button.

8. Make sure that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.

9. Click on the Advanced tab.

10. Make sure that Outgoing Mail (SMTP) is set to 25.

11. Under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), make sure that This server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked.

12. Click OK.

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Netscape 6 for Windows

On Windows, Netscape 6 requires the following changes to use authenticated SMTP:

1. While in the Netscape 6 Mail application, under the Edit menu, select Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.

2. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the left side list.

3. Change Server Name to: authsmtp.psu.edu.

4. Make sure User name and password is checked.

5. Type your Penn State Access Account id in the User Name field.

6. Set Use secure connection (SSL) to Always.

7. Click OK.

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Netscape Communicator 4.7 for Windows

On Windows, Netscape Communicator 4.7 requires the following changes to use authenticated SMTP:

1. While in Netscape Communicator, under the Edit menu, select Preferences.

2. Select Mail Servers which is under Mail & Newsgroups in the left category list.

3. Change the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server to: authsmtp.psu.edu.

4. Make sure that Outgoing mail server user name is set to your Penn State Access Account id.

5. Under Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or TLS for outgoing messages select Always.

6. Click OK.

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