1. Make sure you have reviewed steps 1 and 2 on the preceding Using Desktop and Mobile Device Clients page before continuing with the steps outlined below.
  2. Navigate to Tools -> Accounts
  3. Click on the ‘+’ icon and select “Email…”
  4. Enter your email address in the format login@bu.edu (where login is your BU login name)
  5. Enter your BU Kerberos password
  6. Enter your full BU email address as the Username in the form login@bu.edu (NOT just login and not as login@gmail.bu.edu)
  7. Select IMAP as the type
  8. Enter imap.gmail.com as the incoming server
  9. Check “Use SSL to connect (recommended)”
  10. Enter smtp.bu.edu as the outgoing server
  11. Click “More Options…”
  12. Select “Username and Password” for the Authentication
  13. Enter your BU login name
  14. Enter your BU Kerberos password