The instructions provided in this article were verified against Apple Mail v8.2. They might vary slightly with earlier or later versions of Apple Mail.
To set up Apple Mail:
- Open Apple Mail and choose the Add Other Mail Account option from the list.
- Click Continue.
- Specify your full name, your email address and password, and click Create. After you are prompted to configure the account manually, click Next.
- Specify the following:
- Account type. Select IMAP if you want to keep copies of received email messages on the server. Select POP if you do not.
- Mail Server. Type in your domain name, for example, mail.example.com.
- User Name. Type in your full email address.
- Password. Type in your password.
- Click Next. When prompted for additional information, click Next again.
- Specify the following:
- Path Prefix. Leave empty unless your provider advises you to use one.
- Port. Leave it set to Auto unless your provider advises you to use a custom port.
- Use SSL. Do not check this box. Make sure to un-check.
- Authentication. Select Password from the menu.
- Click Next.
- Specify the following:
- SMTP Server. Type in your domain name, for example, mail.example.com.
- User Name. Type in your full email address.
- Password. Type in your password.
- Click Next. When prompted for additional information, click Next again.
- Specify the following:
- Port. Leave it set to Auto unless your provider advises you to use a custom port.
- Use SSL. Do not check this box. Make sure to un-check.
- Authentication. Select Password from the menu.
- Click Create.
