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Set up an Office 365 account using IMAP

This is the information required for configuring IT Services-supported email clients to access your QMUL Office 365 account using IMAP. You will need to know your QMUL email address, password, and the Office 365 server settings in order to successfully set up your email client.

IMAP server settings

The following are the incoming and outgoing IMAP server settings for Office 365: 

Setting IMAP (incoming) SMTP (outgoing)
Server name outlook.office365.com smtp.office365.com
Port number 993 587
Encryption Method SSL TLS

 

The following Microsoft support link provides further information on how to connect your email client to Office 365 using the IMAP protocol.

NOTE: The versions of Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013 that are listed below are the only versions that are supported by Microsoft for use with Office 365.

  • Outlook 2010 SP2, version 14.0.7015.1000 (and greater)
  • Outlook 2013 SP1, version 15.0.4569.1506 (and greater)
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