Set Up A POP3 Client

Setting up a POP3 client with Rebelmail
Use the following mail servers when setting up the account.

  1. Incoming mail server: mail.nevada.edu
  2. Outgoing mail server: smtp.scsv.nevada.edu -- if you are connecting to the Internet on campus or using the UNLV Dial-up service. Otherwise, you will use your Internet Service Provider's outgoing mail server. To find out this information, please contact your Internet Service Provider.

To set up your Rebelmail e-mail on Mozilla Thunderbird, please follow these instructions:

  1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
  2. Click Tools on the menu bar, then Accounts Settings.
  3. Click Add Account on the lower left hand side.
  4. Make sure Email account is selected, then click Next.
  5. Type your name (part or full) or initials in the Your Name field -- this is what will appear to your correspondents.
  6. Enter your Rebelmail e-mail address in the field provided (example: heyreb@unlv.nevada.edu). Click Next.
  7. Select POP as the type of incoming server.
  8. Enter the name of your incoming server as mail.nevada.edu.
  9. Enter your outgoing mail server as smtp.scsv.nevada.edu if you are on campus. If you are off campus, the outgoing mail server is your Internet Service Providers (ISP) outgoing SMTP server. To find out your ISP's outgoing SMTP server, you can visit their website, if you are using Cox Communication it is smtp.west.cox.net.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Enter your Rebelmail login name in the Incoming User Name field. Click Next.
  12. Click Next.
  13. Click Finish.

To set up your Rebelmail e-mail on Outlook Express, please follow these instructions:

  1. Open Outlook Express (double-click on a blue e icon with a small envelope in front of it).
  2. Click Tools on the menu bar, then Accounts.
  3. Click the Mail tab. You may use this window to Remove unwanted mail accounts that you no longer use, to edit the Properties of accounts already set up, or to Add a new mail account.
  4. To access your Rebelmail account, click the Add button, then Mail.
  5. Type your name (part or full) or initials in the Your Name field -- this is what will appear to your correspondents. Click Next.
  6. Enter your Rebelmail e-mail address in the field provided (example: heyreb@unlv.nevada.edu). Click Next.
  7. Select POP3 as your mail server type.
  8. Enter the name of your incoming server as mail.nevada.edu.
  9. Enter your outgoing mail server as smtp.scsv.nevada.edu if you are on campus. If you are off campus, the outgoing mail server is your Internet Service Providers (ISP) outgoing SMTP server. To find out your ISP's outgoing SMTP server, you can visit their website, if you are using Cox Communication it is smtp.west.cox.net.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Enter your Rebelmail login name in the Account Name field. You may enter your password, if you don't wish to be prompted for it at the beginning of each Internet session. Click Next.
  12. Click Finish.
Access your Rebelmail at any UNLV computer lab or the UNLV Library.