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mac mail

configure your emails.

To configure your email address in Mac Mail:

  • Start up Mail
  • Along the top-bar go to ‘Mail’ and ‘Add Account’
  • Select ‘Add Other Mail Account’ and ‘Continue’
  • At the next screen enter your Full Name, the Email Address and the Password you have set for that email address.
  • Click ‘Create’.
  • You should receive a notification that the ‘Account must be manually configured’. Click ‘Next’.
  • You will now be at the ‘Incoming Mail Server Info’

 

Incoming Mail Server Info

  • Pick your account type as IMAP
  • In the Mail Server field enter the incoming mail server provided upon email account creation.
  • In the User Name field enter the full email address you are adding
  • In the Password field enter the password for the specific email address

 

Outgoing Mail Server Info

  • In the SMTP Server field enter the outgoing mail server provided upon email account creation.
  • In the User Name field enter the full email address you are adding
  • In the Password field enter the password for the specific email address


After adding the account please confirm that the following settings are correct as well:

  • Go to Mail > Preferences
  • Go to Accounts and choose the IMAP Account
  • Choose the ‘Advanced’ tab
  • Clear the IMAP Path Prefix
  • Disable ‘Automatically detect and maintain account settings’
  • Click on the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) and ‘Edit SMTP Server List’
  • Choose the ‘Advanced’ tab and ‘Disable ‘Automatically detect and maintain account settings’ here also
  • Close the Preferences Window and make sure to hit Yes to the save question