#Os x mail server settings full#
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#Os x mail server settings plus#

Click the red close bubble button at the top left of the Accounts window to close it.

Click OK and you should see the account summary then click “Continue”.

The screen shots below for the proper configuration details:

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In the Advanced tab, click on Use Custom Port and type 587. Authentication should be password. The user name should be your complete email address. And once again, make sure you get that password correct! In the account information tab the Server Name should be.

To set up the Bower Web Solutions server to send out messages on securely on port 587, while still on the “Account Information’ tab, click on the drop down list for “Outbound Mail Server (SMTP)” and then select “Edit SMTP Server List”.

The port next to ‘Use SSL’ should change to 995. Tip: If you are not on the correct screen, you can get to this menu by: (Mail Menu->Preferences->Accounts)Ĭhange the drop menu menu under “Remove Copy from server after retrieving a message:” to “After one day”īelow ‘Check with your system administrator before changing any of the advanced settings’ Click on ‘Use SSL’.

IMPORTANT: In the “Accounts” window, click on the newly created Account listed on the left, then click on the “Advanced” tab.

Check the box that says “Take Account Online” and then press create.

If all the settings are correct, you should get to an Account Summary Screen.

In the password field enter your password.

#Os x mail server settings full#

In the User Name field enter your full email address. Ĭheck box that says “Use only this server”

In the Outgoing Mail Server Settings, enter for the outgoing mail server.

Check “Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL)” box with authentication “Password”.

We don’t need to explain to you how important it is to get this exactly right. (This needs to be your full e-mail address, including the domain).Įnter your password in the Password field. IMPORTANT: Enter your full e-mail address into the User Name field.

In the Incoming Mail Server area, enter “”.

Set the Account Type to “POP”Enter a description for this account (i.e.

The window should now look like the example below. First and Last name)Įnter your e-mail address in the E-mail Address field.Įnter your e-mail password.

On the next ‘Add Account’ screen:Enter your name in the Full Name field.

#Os x mail server settings plus#

Click on the plus sign ( + ) at the bottom left of the window, circled in the example below.Click on the Accounts icon at the top of the window.If you’ve opened Mail before, wait for Mail to open then click on the Mail menu at the top left of your screen and select Preferences.If this is the first time you’ve opened the Mail application, you will immediately be brought to the New Account setup assistant. Click the Continue button at the bottom right and skip to step 6 below.In the Dock, click on the Mail icon (the icon that looks like a postage stamp).Your email password (NOTE: passwords are case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as provided).If you have further questions about configuring Mac Mail, please visit Requirementsīefore you start, be sure you have these pieces of information available:

#Os x mail server settings software#

While we try our best to assist our customers, assistance with third-party software can not be supported completely by Bower Web Solutions. The following tutorial is provided as a courtesy to our hosting customers to help you configure Email in Mac Mail OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) to work with Bower Web Solutions hosting.Ĭonfiguration in other versions of Mac Mail is similar, but screenshots may look different.