This Information is Intended for: Faculty, Staff, Students
Last Updated: August 11, 2020
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For those who like to back up email on their own computer or use a different mail client, Google Apps supports IMAP and POP connections. In order to use this feature you must:
- Change your NetID password in the SOLAR System
- Enable either IMAP or POP in your Google mail settings
Setting Up IMAP Access
Incoming mail (IMAP) server - requires SSL: imap.gmail.com
Incoming mail server Use SSL: Yes
Incoming mail port: 993
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
Outgoing mail Use Authentication: Yes
Outgoing mail Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL)
Outgoing mail port: 465 or 587
Account name: firstname.lastname@stonybrook.edu (For some Stony Brook users, their account name may be firstname.middleinitial.lastname@stonybrook.edu
or firstname.lastname.1@stonybrook.edu or some other variation)
Email Address: firstname.lastname@stonybrook.edu (For some Stony Brook users, their email address may be firstname.middleinitial.lastname@stonybrook.edu
or firstname.lastname.1@stonybrook.edu or some other variation)
Password: Your NetID password
Setting Up POP Access
Incoming mail (POP3) server - requires SSL: pop.gmail.com
Incoming mail server Use SSL: yes
Incoming mail port: 995
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server - requires TLS3 or SSL: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
Outgoing mail Use Authentication: Yes
Outgoing mail port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587
Outgoing mail port for SSL: 465
Account name: firstname.lastname@stonybrook.edu (For some Stony Brook users, their account name may be firstname.middleinitial.lastname@stonybrook.edu
or firstname.lastname.1@stonybrook.edu or some other variation)
Email Address: firstname.lastname@stonybrook.edu (For some Stony Brook users, their email address may be firstname.middleinitial.lastname@stonybrook.edu
or firstname.lastname.1@stonybrook.edu or some other variation)
Password: Your NetID password
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