NOTE: Configuring another email client or device to check Live@EDU email is totally optional - Live@EDU mail may be accessed from any computer with an internet connection on the web at http://mail.huskies.bloomu.edu/ and using your Windows Live@EDU account on the web gives you additional collaboration, instant messaging, and social networking capabilities that are not available through any other email client..

Outlook Anywhere (Exchange account)
(Recommended by Office of Technology if you have Outlook 2007)

Very similar to Live@EDU on the web, Outlook 2007 can be configured to access your account. You will be able view/edit your email, calendar, tasks, and contacts.

Outlook Anywhere Tutorial

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Outlook Anywhere Instructions

General Live@EDU email settings - Instruction to assist should you wish to configure any mobile device (smart phone, PDA, etc...) or an email client other than Outlook 2007 to retrieve Live@EDU email. If you need instructions for a specific device or email client, scroll down for specific tutorials.

General E-Mail Settings (POP/IMAP/SMTP/ActiveSync)

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
(Recommended by Office of Technology if you do not have Outlook 2007)

Very similar to Live@EDU on the web, another email client can be configured to view/send email messages. Email messages will remain on the Live@EDU web server but messages will be able to be viewed on another client. IMAP does support multiple mail folders. IMAP does not support calendar, tasks, or contacts. IMAP essentially gives you access directly to the email server. Any message you delete is deleted from the server.

IMAP Tutorials

Windows Mail IMAP Instructions (Comes with Windows Vista)
Outlook Express IMAP Instructions (Comes with Windows XP)
Thunderbird IMAP Instructions (free download from Mozilla)

POP (Post Office Protocol)
POP settings may be used to retrieve Live@EDU email messages from your main inbox only. The POP protocol does not see recognize any email folders other than your main inbox.

Caution! Default POP settings REMOVE email messages from the Live@EDU email server once when they are downloaded into your client so your only copy of the message will be on the computer you "POPed" the message down to. If you wish to leave the messages on the server so that you can also get them using another method (mobile phone or Live@EDU on the web), you MUST place a check in the box next to "leave a copy of the message on the server" when you set up your mail client. Follow instruction very carefully!

POP Tutorials

Windows Mail POP Instructions (Comes with Windows Vista)
Outlook Express POP Instructions (Comes with Windows XP)
Thunderbird POP Instructions (free download from Mozilla)

Mobile Devices (ActiveSync)
If you have a windows mobile phone/device or a phone/device that supports Exchange ActiveSync, your email account comes with very good mobile support.

Mobile Device Tutorials

Windows Mobile 5 ActiveSync Instructions
Windows Mobile 6 ActiveSync Instructions
Apple iPhone ActiveSync Instructions