Configuring the apple iphone to read bu ACS e-Mail
The instructions provided below are also expected to be helpful with the iPod Touch.
- From the home screen, tap the Settings icon
- Scroll down and tap Mail on the Settings screen. Users of the newer iPhone 3G will see this as Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- On the Mail screen, tap Add Account... and then select Other.
- Make sure IMAP is selected (if you see it here) and fill in your Name, Address, and a Description of the account (e.g. BU e-mail).
- Make sure IMAP is selected (if you see it here) and, under Incoming Mail Server, enter the connection information:
Host Name: acs-imap.bu.edu
User Name: BU login name
Password: BU Kerberos password - Under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) enter the connection information:
Host Name: acs-smtp.bu.edu
User Name: BU login name
Password: BU Kerberos password - Tap the Save button at the top of the screen.
- Return to the Mail settings screen, and tap the newly created account to finish the configuration. Scroll to the bottom and tap the Advanced item.
- Select your desired options under the Mailbox Behaviors and Deleted Messagessections.
- Under Incoming Settings, slide Use SSL to the On position (it will turn from gray to blue) and set the other settings as follows:
Authentication: Password
Server Port: 993 - Under Outgoing Settings, slide Use SSL to the On position and set the other settings as follows:
Authentication: Password
Server Port: 465 - Finally, use the Back buttons or hardware key to return to the homescreen and open the Mail application to test.
If you are using an ACS account created before February 19, 2008...
If, after configuring your mail program and connecting to the server, you do not see your known/existing mail folders, or you see a lot of extra files that you didn't expect to see, go back to step 10 and set the IMAP Path Prefix as Mail. This requirement is rare, but could be an issue for some ACS accounts created prior to February 19, 2008.
