Gmail SMTP

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You may need a second Gmail account to make this work.

This link gives info on how to configure your email client to use Gmail for outgoing SMTP: Gmail SMTP
(Ignore the part about IMAP)

This works from both on-campus and off-campus.

Email sent using this method will have your Gmail account as the from address.
To change it to use your UNR email address, add another email address to your Gmail account:

Login to Gmail
(Click here if you need help finding where to change your setttings)
Settings -> Accounts and Imports (Tab) -> Send mail as -> Add another email address you own
On this page enter your UNR email address in both the Email Address and Reply-to address boxes
On the next page use the default: Send through Gmail
On the next page click "Send Verification"
Click "Close Window"
Click the link in the confirmation email
Once you click the confirmation link hit <F5> on the Gmail settings page to refresh
Click the "make default" link next to your UNR email

Any email sent through your Gmail account will now appear to come from your UNR email address.
This may not be what you want. If you still want your Gmail account to have it's own identity,
then create a second Gmail account dedicated to your UNR SMTP email.

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Updated: Thu May 24 15:16:00 PDT 2012