Virginmedia IMAP settings - Outlook 2007

When sharing your virginmedia email account across multiple devices you need to use an IMAP service instead of 'Pop'. This means that if you download and view an email on one device, you'll still be able to download and view the same email on another.
Virginmedia IMAP settings depend on the domain name: For reference

• blueyonder = imap4.blueyonder.co.uk
• ntlworld = imap.ntlworld.com
• Vigin.net = imap4.virgin.net 
• Virginmedia= imap.virginmedia.com

The following is for MS Outlook 2007 (not Express):
Go to Tools > Account Settings
In the Dialog Box click 'New'
Select 'Microsoft Exchange, Pop 3, Imap' > Next
On Auto Account Setup page, tick the 'Manually configure server.....' box > Next
On Choose email service page, Select Internet Mail option > Next
On Internet Email Settings Page:
Your Name: Joe Bloggs
Email Address: joe.bloggs@blueyonder.co.uk (or ntlworld.com, virginmedia.com etc)
Account Type - select 'imap'
Incoming mail server  - select one of the imap configs at top of page depending on the domain name used
Outgoing mail server - smtp.blueyonder.co.uk (or virgin.net etc)
User name: joe.bloggs@blueyonder.co.uk (i.e. your email address)
Password: enter your password (tick remember)
Do not tick 'Require logon using Secure Password Authentication'


Click 'More Settings' button - a tabbed Dialog Box will open
On General Tab, type the name you want displayed for this account (i.e. Joe's Blueyonder)
On Folders, select 'Choose an Existing folder or create a new..........', select one of the folders displayed in the tree structure (probably best to select 'Sent')
Outgoing Server tab, tick 'My Outgoing server requires authentication', then select 'Use same settings as incoming mail server'
On Connection Tab, select 'Connect using my Local Area Network (Lan)
On Advanced Tab, 

• select SSL from the dropdown under Incomming server (Use the following type of encrypted connection) - the port number should show 993
• select SSL from the dropdown under Outgoing server (Use the following type of encrypted connection) - the port number should show 465

Click OK on the dialog box
Click 'Test Account Settings'
When completed and all OK, click Next and then Finish.


In your Outlook software, you'll see in addition to your Inbox, a folder containing [Google Mail] with folders underneath. In here will be 'All' your emails, even ones you've previously deleted in  Outlook. You can clear out those you no longer need by going to your virgin webmail and managing. Virgin mail uses a Googlemail email service hence the connection with Google - this is not the same as gmail.