Setting up a New Email Account in Mac Mail
Email Account Configuration
| User name: | Your COMPLETE email address |
| Server type: | POP3/SMTP |
| SMTP port number: | 587 |
| POP3 port number: | 995 |
| Server name: | SERVER.12pointdesign.com
(replace SERVER with your server win or nix) |
| Outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication |
| Do not use SPA (Secure Password Authentication) |
To setup a new email account in Mac Mail, follow the steps below.
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Open Mac Mail and then click File, Add Account....
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Select POP3 as the Account Type,
then place your email address within the Account Description and
Email Address, then put your name (as you want others to see it)
within the Full Name field. Click Continue
to proceed to the next step.
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Enter the POP3 server assigned to you within the Incoming Mail Server
field. Your User Name is your complete email address.
Finally, enter your password and click Continue.
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On the Incoming Mail Security tab, ensure that
Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is unchecked
and the Authentication method is Password.
Click Continue.
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On the Outgoing Mail Server tab, enter the SMTP server provided to
you within the Outgoing Mail Server option. Check the
box for Use Authentication, then your complete
email address within the User Name field. Enter your password, then click
Continue.
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On the Outgoing Mail Security tab, ensure that
Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is unchecked
and the Authentication method is Password.
Click Continue.
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On the Account Summary page, review the values for accuracy,
then click Continue.
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Halfway there, on the Conclusion page, click
Done.
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Within the Account tab in Preferences click on the
Server Settings... button.
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In the popup, change the Server port from 25 to
587. Ensure that Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is
unchecked and that Authentication is set to
Password. Enter your complete email address as the
User Name and provide your password within the appropriate field.
Click OK.
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Back at the Accounts list, click the
Advanced tab. Now ensure the Port
is 110. Ensure that Use SSL is
unchecked and that Authentication is set to
Password. Optionally, check the box to
Remove copy from server after retrieving a message. This option
ensures that once you've received a message within Mac Mail it is removed from the mail server,
freeing up the space that message occupies for future email.
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When you close the window you will be prompted to Save Changes.
Be sure to click Save or all of your changes will be lost!
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