How Do I Setup IMAP Email On OSX Mac Mail

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To setup Macmail, please perform the following steps:

1. Open MacMail
2. Click ' Mail ' and then ' Add Account... '

3. From the list choose ' Add Other Mail Account...'

4.Enter Incoming Account details then select ' Next '

5.Enter your Username, Select ' IMAP ' and select ' Next '

6. Un-tick ' Use SSL ' and select ' Password ' Authentication

7. Enter Outgoing Account Details then click ' Next ' (as well as incoming)


Now that the account is added. We need to configure it:
8. Select ' Mail ' and ' Accounts ' to view the Mail Account


9. Select ' Advanced ' and verify ' Use SSL ' in un-ticked


10. Select 'Account Information'. Now select 'Edit SMTP Server List' from the drop-down 'Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)'

11. Verify that the 'Server Name' is correct. The 'Description' should be the 'Server Name'.


12. Select ' Advanced '. For ' Server Port ' enter 587 and un-tick ' Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) '
Enter the same username and password as for the incoming settings and click ' OK'