E-mail Encryption Instructions: Outlook 2003 for Windows

1. Open Outlook 2002 or 2003. From the Tools menu, select E-mail Accounts.
   
2. Select View or Change existing e-mail accounts, then click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Select the mail.gmu.edu account, then click Change.
   
   Please note: If you are accessing your e-mail through an Internet Service Provider (such as Earthlink, Cox, Verizon, etc.), your provider may supply their own outbound mail server (e.g., smtp.east.cox.net) and require that their outbound mail server be used. Please DO NOT change this setting.
   
   
4. Click More Settings.
   
5. Click on the Advanced tab. Under the Server Port Numbers heading, place a check in the box labeled This Server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) for both the Incoming Server (IMAP) and Outgoing Server (SMTP) options.
   
6. Click OK, then click Next, and then Finish.
   
   
   
   
7. Exit and reopen before you use your e-mail.
   
   
   
8. Please be sure to do all Microsoft Office updates from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/default.aspx (use Internet Explorer) before you setup for encrypted e-mail.
   
   
   
9. If you are using Symantec Antivirus 9 or 10 and it is configured for "Internet E-mail Auto-Protect", It will have to be reconfigured to disable auto-protect internet e-mail. Click here for the instructions to reconfigure the antivirus client.

   To find out what version you are using, click on the "Help" menu, then click on "About Symantec Antivirus" .

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