On the Web
Accessing WhitMail is as easy as visiting the
WhitMail log-in page and entering your Whitman username and password.
On your Computer
To set up WhitMail on your computer you will need to configure a email client program such as Thunderbird, Mac Mail, Outlook or mobile email programs.
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Note:
Before setting up an email client you
must do the following two things.
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Change your Password: If you have not changed your Whitman password since your conversion to WhitMail, go to the
online password changer and change your password. You may "change" it to the same password it was before by simply re-entering your old password, but you must go through this process for email clients to function properly.
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Enable POP/IMAP: Log into WhitMail, go to
Mail Settings in the upper right hand corner by clicking on the Sprocket icon, select
Forwarding and POP/IMAP and make sure to
Enable IMAP. Make sure you select
Save Changes before you exit out of your settings.
Use the following server information to set-up your WhitMail account on an email client program.
Incoming Server Information
- Type:
IMAP
- Server:
imap.googlemail.com
- Port:
993
- Security Settings:
SSL/TLS (do not use secure authentication)
- Authentication:
Full Whitman email (
username@whitman.edu)
and password
Outgoing Server Information
- Type:
SMTP
- Server:
smtp.googlemail.com
- Port:
465
- Security Settings:
SSL/TLS
- Authentication:
Full Whitman email (
username@whitman.edu) and
Password
If you need help configuring your email client program with Whitmail,
Gmail's IMAP support page has tutorials for virtually every email client program. If you are using Thunderbird, the set-up instructions are slightly different. See our
Thunderbird set-up guide for more information.
If you would like to set up your WhitMail account on your mobile device (smartphone, iPad, etc.) please see our
WhitMail mobile guide.
