Use these instructions if you are configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 to leave mail on the University server to view through webmail on the internet.

To identify whether Outlook is installed on your computer, look for the icon or Outlook or Email on your start menu or program files. If there is no icon on the desktop, click Start, select Programs, and locate Outlook or Email in the menu. If Outlook does not appear in these two places, you must use another program to send and receive your mail.

1. Start Outlook by double clicking on the desktop icon or on the menu selection.
   
2. To configure Outlook correctly we must click on Tools on the top menu and click E-mail Accounts.
   
   
   
   
3. This opens the Email Accounts screen, where you would select View or change existing e-mail accounts, then select Next.
   
   
   
   
4. Select pop.louisiana.edu and click Change.
   
   
   
   
5. The information screen opens with all the user information, here you would select More Settings ...
   
   
   
   
6. This opens the section Internet E-mail Settings, select the Advanced tab on the top and on the bottom of this screen you should check off:
• Leave a copy of messages on the server
• Remove from server after xx days
• Remove from server when deleted from 'Deleted Items'.
  
  
  
  
7. Click OK and E-mail Accounts screen should be visible select Next.
   
   
   
   
8. This should bring you back to the E-mail Accounts selection screen where you can just click on Finish and you are done.
   
   
   
   NOTE: Email applications such as Netscape Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc. have additional settings that will assist you in automatically downloading new email to your PC. This is referred to as POP interval time. Always avoid setting POP Intervals for less than 30 minutes. Automatically checking email every few minutes places a severe strain on the University's mail server. Please avoid frequent POP intervals.