UB Information Technology

Email @ UB

Configuring Your Email Program

If you are connecting from an off-campus internet service provider you have several options for sending email.

UB Central Email server settings

Our email servers are as follows:

  • Incoming (IMAP) server: imap.buffalo.edu
  • Incoming (POP) server: pop.buffalo.edu
  • Outgoing (SMTP) server: smtp.buffalo.edu

If you would like to use UB's online directory from within your email client, enter the following where appropriate:

  • Online Directory (LDAP) server: ldap.buffalo.edu
  • Search Base/Root: o=University at Buffalo,c=us

Secure Central Email server settings

  • Incoming (IMAP)
    • server: imap.buffalo.edu
    • port: 993
    • client setting: SSL (starttls is not currently supported)
  • Outgoing (SMTP)
    Two options are available for secure smtp
    • server: smtp.buffalo.edu
    • port: 25
    • client setting: TLS plain text authentication
      or
    • server: smtp.buffalo.edu
    • port: 465
    • client setting: SSL

Off-campus email options

If you are connecting from an off-campus internet service provider you have several options for sending email.

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