This tutorial will guide you through setting up a New Email Account on your Apple Mac, or adding an additional email account.
1. Open Mail
2. Select Add Account - Should this be the first email account you are setting up on your Mac, then it will automatically redirect you to the Add Account window
3. Select Add Other Mail Account - at the end of the default list that is displayed.
4. Click Continue
5. Enter the following information:
Full Name: the name you wish to have displayed as Sender
Email Address: the email address you have setup with your ISP
Password: the one relevant to the above email address
6. Click Next
7. You will receive an Account must be manually configured message - because Mail will attempt to contact the mail default server, which will not work.
8. Click Next
9. Enter the following information for the Incoming Mail Server:
Mail Server: mail.yourdomainname.co.za (as sent through by Pigeon Coop Hosting, or your IP address)
User Name: this will be your email address
Password: your email password
7. You will receive an Account must be manually configured message - because Mail will attempt to contact the mail default server, which will not work.
8. Click Next
9. Enter the following information for the Incoming Mail Server:
Mail Server: mail.yourdomainname.co.za (as sent through by Pigeon Coop Hosting, or your IP address)
User Name: this will be your email address
Password: your email password
10. Click Next
11. Incoming Mail Server additional details
Path Prefix: leave this text block blank
Port: this will be based on the settings you have selected as:
IMAP: 143 (if you are using SSL then 993)
POP3: 110 (if you are using SSL then 995)
NOTE - SSL Checkbox: Tick this box if you wish to connect SSL encryption.
Please use the SSL Port as indicated above.
Authentication: must be Password - select from the drop-down menu
12. Click Next
Authentication: must be Password - select from the drop-down menu
12. Click Next
13. Enter the following information for the Outgoing Mail Server:
SMTP Server: mail.yourdomainname.co.za (as sent through by Pigeon Coop Hosting, or your IP address)
User Name: this will be your email address
Password: your email password
14. Click Create
SMTP Server: mail.yourdomainname.co.za (as sent through by Pigeon Coop Hosting, or your IP address)
User Name: this will be your email address
Password: your email password
14. Click Create
15. On the Mail menu, select Preferences
16. Select Accounts tab
17. Select the your new email account from the left-hand column
18. Select Advanced tab
19. Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings
20. Navigate back to Accounts tab
21. From the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop down menu - select Edit SMTP Server List
22. Select Advanced tab
23. Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings
24. Port: it is highly recommended to use 587 (without SSL or 465 with SSL) as many ISPs block the default port 25
25. Authentication: select Password from the drop-down menu
26. Check Allow insecure authentication
NOTE: if you do not see this option, you may have to update Apple Mail or Yosemite to the latest version
27. Click OK
16. Select Accounts tab
17. Select the your new email account from the left-hand column
18. Select Advanced tab
19. Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings
20. Navigate back to Accounts tab
21. From the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop down menu - select Edit SMTP Server List
22. Select Advanced tab
23. Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings
24. Port: it is highly recommended to use 587 (without SSL or 465 with SSL) as many ISPs block the default port 25
25. Authentication: select Password from the drop-down menu
26. Check Allow insecure authentication
NOTE: if you do not see this option, you may have to update Apple Mail or Yosemite to the latest version
27. Click OK
