How to use popular email clients (e.g. Microsoft Outlook Express 6, Outlook 2003...) to access my mailbox?

The email system can be accessed through two methods:
(1) by
WebMail, which is a web-based application.
(2) by regular email clients that support the IMAP protocol (e.g. Microsoft Outlook Express 6, Outlook 2003... etc.)

You are recommended to use regular email clients when you are accessing your email account through your dedicated PC. For example you own a dedicated PC (a) at home, (b) in your office. The following is the configuration: 

 

User Identity: 
Account Name / Login Name / Electronic ID             <your-electronic-ID>
Email Address / Return Address Staff: <your-electronic-ID>@cityu.edu.hk     or
<your-email-alias>@cityu.edu.hk
 
Student: <your-electronic-ID>@student.cityu.edu.hk     or
<your-email-alias>@student.cityu.edu.hk
 
Alumni: <your-electronic-ID>@alumni.cityu.edu.hk     or
<your-email-alias>@alumni.cityu.edu.hk
 
Incoming Mail Server Setting: 

    Server Configuration / Server Type

  IMAP or POP
    The Incoming Mail Server Staff: mail.cityu.edu.hk
Student: stdmail.cityu.edu.hk
Alumni: almail.cityu.edu.hk
    IMAP Mailbox Location Prefix (blank)
Outgoing Mail Server Setting: 
    The Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server Staff: smtp.cityu.edu.hk
Student: stdsmtp.cityu.edu.hk
Alumni: alsmtp.cityu.edu.hk

Note: The SMTP server smtp.cityu.edu.hk (for staff) / stdsmtp.cityu.edu.hk (for student) / alsmtp.cityu.edu.hk (for alumni) can be used only if you are connecting Internet at campus. If you are connecting Internet via other ISP, you must use the SMTP server provided by your ISP except connect CityU's VPN.


The following illustrates detailed examples for some common regular email clients:

Staff: a) Outlook Express 6
b) Outlook 2003
Student: a) Outlook Express 6
Alumni: a) Outlook Express 6

 


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