Outlook Express Configuration

These instructions will guide you through configuring Outlook Express.

BEFORE YOU START

Please note that these instructions are specifically for backing up your email only.

  1. In the Outlook Express, click on Tools then Accounts.

  2. Select the Mail tab. Click the Add button and select Mail from the pop-up menu.

  3. Enter your full name in the Display Name field. Click Next.

  4. Enter your email address in the E-mail address field. Click Next.

  5. Select IMAP from the mail server drop-down menu. Enter mail.ucla.edu in the Incoming and Outgoing mail server fields. Click Next.

  6. Enter your UCLA Logon ID in the Account name field and your password in the Password field. Please note that your UCLA Logon ID is the part of your email address before @ucla.edu. Please be sure to leave the "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)" checkbox unchecked. Click Next.

  7. Click the Finish button.

  8. When prompted to download folders from the mail server, select Yes.

  9. After you've downloaded all of the folders, click on the account name (usually mail.ucla.edu) in the Folders window on the left. A listing of all folders will show up. Check the box to the right of each of the folder names and choose All Messages from the Settings drop-down menu above the listing. Click the Synchronize Account button. All messages should now be downloaded to your local computer for "offline" use.

  10. You have now downloaded your mail and folders to your local computer.