Q: How do I configure my iPhone for MIT E-mail?

There are different ways to set up email accounts on the iPhone. During the activation process, the iTunes software may pick up your MIT email setting on your laptop/desktop computer, and the correct settings for MIT E-mail may be transferred over to the iPhone. Otherwise, the settings need to be entered manually.

The instructions below describe methods to set up MIT E-Mail manually:

  1. Go to Home Screen on the device.
  2. Open Settings and open Mail.
  3. Open Add Account and select Other.
  4. Choose IMAP.
  5. Enter the following information under IMAP:
    1. Name: Your full name
    2. Address: Your MIT e-mail address
    3. Description: The default value is the email address. The description can be changed to any (e.g. MIT Email)
    4. Incoming Mail Server
      1. Host Name: enter username.mail.mit.edu (username = your MIT user name)
      2. User Name: Your MIT/Kerberos username (without "@mit.edu")
      3. Password: Your MIT email password
    5. Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)
      1. Host Name: enter outgoing.mit.edu:587
      2. User Name: Your MIT/Kerberos username (without "@mit.edu")
      3. Password: Your MIT email password
      4. Tap the Save button at the the top of the screen.
      5. You will receive a "Secure Connection Failed" pop-up, press Continue.
    6. Mail screen should now be opened with the MIT email account shown in the list.
  6. Select the MIT Email account and scroll to the bottom of the screen. Tap Advanced.
  7. Confirm/Edit the settings as necessary:
    1. Mailbox Behaviors:
      1. Drafts Mailbox: Drafts
      2. Sent Mailbox: Sent Messages
      3. Deleted Mailbox: Deleted
    2. Deleted Messages:
      1. Remove: Never
    3. Incoming Settings:
      1. Use SSL: ON
      2. Authentication: Password
      3. IMAP Path Prefix: INBOX (CAPS)
      4. Server Port: 993
    4. Outgoing Settings:
      1. Use SSL: ON
      2. Authentication: Password
      3. Server Port: 587
  8. Try sending an email to yourself in order to test incoming and outgoing email.
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