How To Setup Mac Mail

font size decrease font size increase font size
Print
Email

The following tutorial will show you how set up your email accounts in the default Apple email client, Mac Mail. If you have any questions regarding this set up, please feel free to contact support and we can assist you further.

Step 1: When you initially open MacMail, you will be presented with a screen similar to the one above. Fill out the requested information. Once you have done this, click Continue.

In this next screen you put in the information regarding how MacMail will receive email. For account type select either POP or IMAP (If you would like to know the differences between POP and IMAP please consult: Getting Started Guide: Email). For “Description”, you can enter anything you would like so you know what account this is (useful for if you have multiple accounts). For “Incoming Mail Server” the server name will be mail.yourdomain.com. In the above example, the domain is imhtraining.com, the mail server is mail.imhtraining.com. In the “User Name” field put your Full Email Address. Just putting the part before the “@” will cause the server to not be able to authenticate correctly. In the password field put the password for the email account.

Please note, MacMail by default uses SSL. As a result when you use mail.yourdomain.com with IMAP there will be a warning asking you if you want to trust and accept an SSL certificate. It is perfectly safe to click allow for this. If you would like for this message to not appear and are in a shared environment change the mail server to securexx.inmotionhosting.com, where xx is your server number. For example, if your Welcome Email states that your account is on biz54.inmotionhosting.com, your outgoing server name should be secure54.inmotionhosting.com. If you are unsure, please contact support.

Step 3: Much like the earlier screen for the Incoming Mail Server, we must now set the sending settings. Fill out the “Description” field as you see fit. The “Outgoing Mail Server” field should be filled out with the same server that was used in the “Incoming Mail Server” field. Check the box that says “Use only this server”. Also check the box that says “Use Authentication” and fill in the “User Name” field with your Full Email Address and “Password” with that account's password.

Again note, MacMail by default uses SSL. As a result when you use mail.yourdomain.com with IMAP there will be a warning asking you if you want to trust and accept an SSL certificate. It is perfectly safe to click allow for this. If you would like for this message to not appear and are in a shared environment change the mail server to securexx.inmotionhosting.com, where xx is your server number. For example, if your Welcome Email states that your account is on biz54.inmotionhosting.com, your outgoing server name should be secure54.inmotionhosting.com. If you are unsure, please contact support.

Once you ready, click Continue.

Step 4: Once you complete setting up the account you will be presented with an Account Summary screen. Click the box that says “Take account online” if it isn't already checked. If all the information looks correct go ahead and hit create. You will now be able to use your account in MacMail.

Read 838724 times Last modified on %PM, %20 %859 %2015 %19:%Mar

About The Author

Super User

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

Latest from Super User

More in this category: « How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2000 or Outlook 98 to Send & Receive Mail How to set up a POP3 email account on iPhone / IPAD touch »

166661 comments

Comment Link kobe shoes %AM, %17 %176 %2022 %03:%Apr
I in addition to my buddies were actually digesting the great hints located on your web site and suddenly got a terrible suspicion I had not thanked the website owner for those tips. Most of the ladies had been as a consequence passionate to learn them and have sincerely been using these things. Appreciation for turning out to be really considerate and also for finding this sort of nice subject matter most people are really desperate to be informed on. My personal honest regret for not expressing appreciation to sooner.
Comment Link off white %AM, %17 %169 %2022 %03:%Apr
I precisely desired to say thanks once again. I'm not certain the things that I would have sorted out in the absence of the entire opinions contributed by you concerning my topic. Completely was the horrifying setting for me personally, but being able to view the very specialized style you handled the issue made me to leap over delight. Now i am happier for your information and as well , hope that you comprehend what an amazing job you have been accomplishing educating people through the use of your webpage. I am certain you have never met any of us.
Comment Link off white outlet %AM, %17 %165 %2022 %02:%Apr
I wanted to send you that little bit of remark so as to thank you very much as before with your remarkable basics you have documented at this time. This has been so particularly generous with people like you to supply easily precisely what a few people could possibly have offered as an e book to help with making some dough for themselves, particularly seeing that you could have done it in case you desired. Those tips in addition worked as a fantastic way to fully grasp that other individuals have similar fervor just like my very own to understand a little more regarding this problem. I think there are some more pleasurable situations ahead for individuals that browse through your site.
Comment Link off-white %AM, %17 %163 %2022 %02:%Apr
Needed to draft you the very little note to thank you so much once again regarding the wonderful tricks you have shared in this article. This is really seriously generous of people like you to deliver without restraint what exactly some people would've sold as an electronic book to make some profit on their own, especially since you might have done it if you decided. The pointers likewise served like the good way to recognize that someone else have similar passion really like my very own to know the truth way more when considering this matter. Certainly there are a lot more pleasurable periods up front for individuals who take a look at your blog.
Comment Link kyrie 4 %AM, %17 %161 %2022 %02:%Apr
Thank you a lot for giving everyone an exceptionally wonderful chance to read from here. It's usually very terrific plus full of a great time for me and my office mates to visit your website no less than thrice in one week to read the new issues you will have. And definitely, I am also at all times impressed for the attractive principles you serve. Certain 1 ideas on this page are surely the most impressive we have had.
Comment Link off white %AM, %17 %160 %2022 %02:%Apr
I want to express thanks to this writer just for bailing me out of this particular condition. Right after scouting through the the net and obtaining suggestions which are not productive, I figured my life was well over. Existing minus the answers to the difficulties you've solved by way of your article is a crucial case, as well as the ones that would have in a negative way affected my career if I hadn't discovered your website. Your training and kindness in playing with all the pieces was tremendous. I'm not sure what I would've done if I hadn't come across such a solution like this. I can at this point relish my future. Thank you so much for your reliable and amazing help. I will not be reluctant to recommend the website to anyone who desires counselling on this area.
Comment Link lebron james shoes %AM, %17 %152 %2022 %02:%Apr
Needed to send you that very small note to be able to give thanks yet again for your personal precious concepts you've discussed above. It has been simply tremendously generous with people like you in giving unhampered just what some people would've distributed for an e-book to make some cash for themselves, precisely considering the fact that you could have done it in case you wanted. The techniques also worked to become a fantastic way to be aware that other people have the same dreams similar to mine to learn good deal more with respect to this problem. I know there are millions of more fun periods in the future for those who scan your blog.
Comment Link supreme %AM, %17 %149 %2022 %02:%Apr
I precisely had to thank you so much once more. I am not sure the things I would have achieved in the absence of the entire tips and hints discussed by you directly on this subject matter. It was actually a real alarming crisis in my opinion, however , looking at a new specialised mode you treated it took me to leap for gladness. I will be happier for your information and then trust you realize what a great job you are carrying out educating many others with the aid of a web site. Most probably you've never met any of us.
Comment Link jordan shoes %AM, %17 %148 %2022 %02:%Apr
I enjoy you because of all of your effort on this site. My niece really loves setting aside time for research and it's really simple to grasp why. I hear all of the dynamic ways you produce useful tips on the web blog and as well as invigorate contribution from other individuals on that point plus my child is undoubtedly being taught a great deal. Have fun with the rest of the new year. You're performing a stunning job.
Comment Link lebron shoes %AM, %17 %148 %2022 %02:%Apr
Thank you so much for providing individuals with such a brilliant opportunity to read in detail from this blog. It's always very excellent and as well , full of a lot of fun for me and my office fellow workers to search your site particularly three times every week to study the fresh secrets you have. And of course, I'm certainly motivated concerning the stunning methods you give. Selected 1 ideas in this article are without a doubt the most beneficial I've ever had.