The important settings are to specify mail.simons-rock.edu for incoming mail (IMAP) and for outgoing mail (SMTP). POP is also available. We strongly recommend using SSL encryption for security reasons.
In some operating systems, you can configure a number of different email clients from one control panel. For example, in MacOS this is the Internet control panel, under the E-mail tab. In Windows 2000 there is a option to Create a new Internet mail account when you set up TCP/IP.
Note that if you would like to check your email from several different computers, we recommend using webmail or pine rather than a local mail client.