Can I use an email program other than Outlook for my UVa Exchange account? How do I configure an IMAP or POP connection to Exchange?
You can, but it is not recommended. If you are on the UVa Centralized Exchange Service, ITS recommends using the Outlook email program for maximum functionality. If you want to use another email program (like Thunderbird or Eudora) with the UVa centralized Exchange server anyway, you’ll first need to configure a connection with these IMAP/POP settings, and then plan to use Outlook or the Outlook Web interface (OWA) to process and view your calendar, and the other email program only to view your email messages. A word of warning: Should you choose to use another email program with your Exchange account, be very careful to avoid deleting any email messages with calendar meetings or events attached in that email program. Because email and calendar are so closely tied on the Exchange Server, you may accidentally delete items off your calendar if you delete the associated email message. So, be sure to process all your calendar messages with Outlook or the Outlook Web interface (OWA) to ensu