This tutorial will show you how to setup a new email account in MacMail OS X Yosemite. We will use a test email account of john@johnsmith.com.
1. Select Preferences in Mail menu:
2. Go to Accounts tab, and click on + icon:
3. Select Add Other Mail Account option:
4. In Add a Mail Account window enter your full name, email address and email account password, then click on Create:
5. Application will try to detect the settings automatically. Disregard the result, click on Next:
6. In the Incoming Mail Server screen select POP or IMAP protocol for Account Type, and enter your account details. Most people will want to choose IMAP, to use multiple devices and sync email across them. IMAP stores all your email on the mail server, while POP downloads the email clearing it off the server.
Mail Server: mail.johnsmith.com (this should be your domain name with the prefix of 'mail' and a dot)
Username: (full email address) john@johnsmith.com
Password: password for your email account
Click on Next once the details are filled:
7. Mac Mail may require specifying additional settings at this point:
IMAP Path Prefix: leave this field empty
Port: 993 with SSL enabled or 143 without SSL for IMAP protocol
995 with SSL enabled or 110 without SSL for POP3 protocol
Authentication: set to Password
8. In the Outgoing Mail Server window, fill out the details as follows:
SMTP Server: mail.johnsmith.com (remember to use your domain name!)
User Name: (full email address) john@johnsmith.com
Password: password for your email account
9. You might be prompted to configure additional settings at this stage. Details are to be as follows:
Port: 465 with SSL enabled
Authentication: set to Password
10. One last step is to configure the Advanced Server Settings. Go to Accounts and select your account. Then select the Account Information tab and go to Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) section, click on Edit SMTP Server List option:
Verify that your settings are as follows:
Automatically detect and maintain account settings: should be switched off
Port: 465 with SSL enabled
Authentication: set to Password
Allow insecure authentication: should be switched on
User Name: full email address
Password: password for your email account
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