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Article ID7
Created On5/1/2008
Modified7/31/2009

Setting Up Mac Mail for OS X (10.4 and above)

 Mac Mail on OS X 10.4 and above (version 3.6)

Note: pop.yourdomain is the example for your email server. Place in pop.<your website name>
For example:
support@sbwh.com would have a mail sever (incoming and outgoing) as pop.sbwh.com

To change your email settings:

  1. Open Mail
  2. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences
  3. Click the Add Account button
  4. Highlight your mail account and change incoming mail server to pop.yourdomain.com
  5. Click Server settings
  6. In the Outgoing Mail Server field, type smtp.yourdomain.com
  7. Click the arrow box on the Authentication pop-up list and choose Password
  8. In the User Name field, type your full email address (e.g., your@yourdomain.com)
  9. In the Password field, type your password

To add a new mail account:

  1. Open Mail
  2. In the Full Name field, type your name
  3. In the Email Address field, type your full email address (e.g., your@yourdomain.com)
  4. Enter your password
  5. Click 'Continue'
  6. Click the arrow box on the Account Type pop-up list and choose POP
  7. In the description field enter a descriptive name for the account
  8. In the Incoming mail server field, type your Incoming mail server (POP) mail.yourdomain.com
  9. Enter your email in the 'User Name' field
  10. The password field should already be filled
  11. Click 'Continue'
  12. A pop-up will appear - click 'Continue' - the pop-up will then disappear
  13. You will now receive a warning that trying to log in failed
  14. Click 'Continue'
  15. Uncheck 'Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)' - leave authentication at 'password'
  16. Click 'Continue'
  17. In the description field enter a descriptive name for the account
  18. In the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) field, type mail.yourdomain.com
  19. Leave checked 'Use only this server'
  20. Leave checked 'Use Authentication'
  21. Enter your email in the 'User Name' field
  22. Enter your password in the 'Password' field
  23. Wait a few minutes
  24. You will now receive a warning that trying to log in failed
  25. Click 'Continue'
  26. Uncheck 'Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)' - leave authentication at 'password'
  27. Click 'Continue
  28. Check 'take This Account Online'
  29. Click 'Create'
  30. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences
  31. Click the Accounts icon.
  32. Click the arrow box on the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) pop-up list and choose 'Edit Server List'.
  33. Click the 'Advanced' tab
  34. Check the 'Use default ports' button if not already checked
  35. Uncheck 'Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)' - leave authentication at 'password'
  36. The user name and password fields should already be filled
  37. Click the OK button
  38. Click the 'Advanced' tab
  39. Enter 110 instead of 995 in the 'Port' field
  40. Close the Accounts window
  41. Click the Save button

You may be prompted to enter your password again. Simply enter your password and check 'Remember this password in my keychain'

Change the port used to send mail.

  1. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences
  2. Choose Accounts
  3. Select your account in the list on the left
  4. Click the Server Settings button towards the lower right side of the window
  5. In the Use custom port field of the new window, select the button and enter 2525