Mac OS X Mail.app POP

How to turn on SSL in Mac OSX Mail.app

We need to turn on SSL for both IMAP (incoming) and SMTP (outgoing) mail servers

Open Mail Preferences

Open Mail Preferences

Select Accounts

Select Accounts

Add email account

Add email account

Click the + Button

Ente your full name, email address and password for your email account

Select Account Type

Select Account Type

Set the account type to IMAP

Incoming Server Details

Incoming Server Details

Add a description ( this can be anything you want , but should reflect the account name and type)

Set the following

  1. incoming mail server: mail.netextras.com
  2. username: this shold be YOUR FULL email address ( the defualt here will only be the first part of your email address; before the @, make sure you entered the full address.
  3. password: password provided to you. ( this will usualy be set from the password you entered from the previous step and should be OK)

Click Continue

Outgoing mail server

Outgoing mail server

if the previous step was successful you should be presented with th settings for the outgoing  mail server

  1. Description: again anthing you like, but be desriptive
  2. Outgoing server: mail.netextras.com
  3. Use Authentication: ON (checked
  4. Username : you full email address
  5. Password: your password

Click Continue

Final Step

Final Step

Click Create, if everything is correct your account should now be setup.

If things are not workound check the troubleshooting steps belw

 

 

Close Preferences Window

Close Preferences Window

Troubleshooting

Open Mail Preferences

Open Mail Preferences

Check Settings

Check Settings

Select account, then click on the advanced tab

Make sure the port is is set to 995 (for POP accounts) and that authentication is set to password.

 

Select/edit your Outgoing Mail sever list

Select/edit your Outgoing Mail sever list

You may only have one server in your list- that's OK, simply select "Edit SMTP Server list..."

Select Advanced

Select Advanced

Check Outgoing Settings

Check Outgoing Settings

Make sure your settings are as above

Turn on "Use Secure Sockets Layer"

Your "Authentication" method should also be set Password, and you should have your username (full email address) and your password filled in as well.

Check SSL for POP

Check SSL for POP

Click the advanced tab

Make sure USe SSL is check (on) and port is setto 995

Your "Authentication" method should also be set Password

When asked to Save Changes, click Save.

You're DONE!

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