The default settings for IMAP (incoming) email servers for most U-M users are listed below, depending on where your email is delivered. Several scenarios are then given to help you choose your SMTP (outgoing) email server, based on how and where you connect to the Internet.

     IMAP servers:      mail.umich.edu        (for ITCS IMAP email)
                        exchange.umich.edu    (for U-M Exchange accounts)

Information on configuring your email program to access the U-M email servers can be found at: http://www.itcs.umich.edu/e-mail/
 

• SMTP at the University of Michigan

  If you are anywhere on the University of Michigan network, including Residence Halls or Family Housing Ethernet, you should use smtp.mail.umich.edu as you SMTP server. For more information on using this server, please see the ITCS help documentation for your email program, or contact Residential Computing (ResComp) if you are in a Residence Hall.

• SMTP for Commercial Internet Service Providers (ISP)

  If you are connecting to the University network through a commercial ISP (such as DSL, or a Comcast cable modem), you may need to use that ISP's SMTP server to send email over their network. Some ISPs block SMTP access to anywhere located outside of their network. Contact your ISP for further information on SMTP restrictions, and help with email program SMTP settings.