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Setting Up Rackspace Email With Outlook 2011


Outlook for mac is finally here! Mac user can now setup their Microsoft Exchange account using Outlook 2011 and we have the article that will get you up and running. Let's take a look at the steps below to get you going: 

  1. First thing you'll want to do is open up Outlook 2011 and from the Outlook drop-down menu, select Preferences.

  1. On the Preferences menu, you'll select Accounts and on the accounts screen, select E-Mail Account.

       

  1. Enter your email address & password and the box will then expand. You'll enter the following information below:
  • Username - Enter your entire email address (e.g. myname@mydomain.com)
  • Type - Select IMAP from the drop-down menu.
  • Incoming server: secure.emailsrvr.com Port: 993 Check the "Override default port" & "Use SSL to connect" boxes.
  • Outgoing server: secure.emailsrvr.com Port: 465 Check the "Override default port" & "Use SSL to connect" boxes.

 

Note: If you already have an account(s) configured, select the plus symbol in the lower left hand corner, then select Email Account

  1. Click Add Account and the click "More Options" under outgoing server.

  1. In the pop up window, select the authentication drop down and choose "Use Incoming Server Info" then select OK to confirm the changes. Close all your windows & you're done!

Note: If you already have email on the server, your email will slowly begin to populate your inbox. This can take some time dependning on how much data you have.

 

 

 



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6 Comments

The last note should read "This can take some time depending on how much data you have" rather than "dependning".

Hey Jack,

Thanks for catching that. The typo has been corrected.

Best, Rae

In the fourth picture panel, the outgoing mail server is incorrect. It says "secure.emailrvr.com" instead of "secure.emailsrvr.com".

Thanks Brendan. We'll get that screenshot fixed.

i did as instructed, but it keeps asking for the password. i've already placed the setting on my smartphone ad tablet and it works fine, only outlook the settings aren't working.

Did you have a previous account setup on Outlook 2011? If so, you may have to completely remove it and then add the account with Rackspace settings. Simply changing the settings isn't enough for Outlook. Please remember to archive your mail first before proceeding with anything.

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