Wheaton College Norton, Massachusetts
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Technology

Getting Started with Email

Setting up email requires a number of steps; if you need assistance, contact the technology helpline at x3900 or support@wheatoncollege.edu.

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See also these related pages:

Set your account password

If you are accessing your Wheaton email for the first time, you need to set up your password: initialize your password here.

Choose how to access your email

You can access your email using nothing more than a web browser by going to our webmail page.

However, most at Wheaton use an email client which is installed on your computer. The following are the most common choices of email clients:

Set up your email client

Email client programs vary, but the settings are generally the same:

For the field marked Enter the following value
Username Your Wheaton College w-ID with a lowercase w
e.g.w00123456
Password Your Wheaton email password
Email address [lastname]_[firstname]@wheatoncollege.edu
Outbound SMTP server outbound.wheatonma.edu (works only from on campus)
Inbound email server mail2.wheatonma.edu
Setup Type Select POP or IMAP
See the difference between POP and IMAP, below
Use SSL
(may or may not be asked)		 Yes

For help setting up your email client, contact the helpline at x3900 or support@wheatoncollege.edu

The Difference Between POP and IMAP

Mail type Description Advantage Disadvantage
POP mail messages are moved down to your computer messages no longer count against your email space quota since the messages are on your local computer You can only access old mail from one computer. Also, if your computer breaks you will lose your messages
IMAP Mail messages remain on the email server No matter which computer you use to look at your email, you have access to all your new and old messages. If your computer breaks, your email is unaffected You only have a limited amount of space available on the email server

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