Connectivity

The Fisher e-mail system is built upon Microsoft Exchange. Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 and 2007 for Windows XP and Vista or Microsoft Entourage for Mac OS X, you can access a fully integrated e-mail, calendaring, contacts, and task management system.

Server Settings

Protocol	Server	Port	Secure Connection
POP	pop.cob.ohio-state.edu	995	SSL
IMAP	imap.cob.ohio-state.edu	993	SSL

Webmail

URL to access Fisher Webmail is: https://fisher.osu.edu/webmail or by clicking "Webmail" at the top of any Fisher web page.

Supported Web browsers:

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Safari

Chrome

Exchange

There are multiple options for connecting to your Fisher College of Business Exchange mailbox. General server settings are listed and instructions for establishing connectivity are available by operating system, client, and chosen protocol.

Windows 7 or Windows Vista

Please select the e-mail client and protocol you wish to use to connect to your FCOB Exchange Mailbox for Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

Outlook 2010/2007

• Exchange via Outlook Anywhere (RPC/HTTP) (PDF) (Recommended for personal laptops! )
• Secure POP3 (PDF)
• IMAP over SSL (PDF)

 

Windows Mail

• Secure POP3 (PDF)
• IMAP over SSL (PDF)

 

Windows XP

Please select the e-mail client and protocol you wish to use to connect to your FCOB Exchange 2007 Mailbox for Microsoft Windows XP.

Outlook 2003

• Exchange via RPC/HTTP (PDF) Recommended personal laptops!
• Secure POP3 (PDF)
• IMAP over SSL (PDF)

 

Outlook 2007

• Exchange via Outlook Anywhere (RPC/HTTP) (PDF) Recommended for personal laptops!
• Secure POP3 (PDF)
• IMAP over SSL (PDF)

 

Outlook Express

• Secure POP3 (PDF)
• IMAP over SSL (PDF)

 

MAC OS

Please select the e-mail client and protocol you wish to use to connect to your FCOB Exchange 2007 Mailbox for MAC OS X.

V.10.4 Tiger with Entourgage 2004

• Secure POP3 (PDF)
• IMAP over SSL (PDF)

 

V.10.5 Leopard with Entourage 2008

• Secure POP3 (PDF)
• IMAP over SSL (PDF)

 

V.10.6 Exchange via Snow Leopard Mail

• Exchange via Mac mail

 

Configuring Entourage 2008 for Exchange

• Exchange via Entourage

 

Special Note Regarding Qualcomm Eudora

Due to Qualcomm's discontinuation of production and support for the Eudora email client the Office of the CIO at The Ohio State University has announced that Eudora is no longer compliant with the Minimum Computer Security Standards.  The university has recommended that Eudora users evaluate and choose other email clients.  View more information.