How to Setup Mail on Mac for OS X 10.6.x - 10.9.x with IMAP? Print

Assuming that you have created an email address on your cPanel, please follow below steps in order to configure your email address on Mac OS X 10.6.x - 10.9.x.

Step-1:
Open Apple Mail

• Open Mail from your dock or open the program from the Applications folder.

Step-2:
Enter general information

• The Mail Setup window appears the first time you set up Mail.
• Note: For Mac OS 10.6.x, enter your full name, e-mail address, and AD username and password at this step. If "searching for mail servers..." takes more than a minute, click Cancel, and then click Continue.
• Select IMAP as your Account Type.
• Enter the name you want to call the account in the Account Description field.
• Enter your Full Name and E-mail Address in their relevant fields.
• Click Continue.

Step-3:
Enter incoming server information

• Enter mail.ucsd.edu in the Incoming Mail Server field.
• Note: For Mac OS 10.6.x, also choose IMAP for Account Type, and enter a description for this account.
• Enter your AD User Name (the part of your UCSD e-mail address before the @ symbol) and Password in the relevant fields.
• Click Continue. Mail connects to the incoming mail server to verify your settings.

Step-4:
Enter outgoing server information

• Select smtp.ucsd.edu from the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop-down menu.
• Check Use Authentication, and enter your AD username and password.
• Click Continue.

Step-5
Finish mail setup

• Verify your information in the Account Summary window.
• Click Continue.

   
Step-6
Open preferences

• Select Preferences from the main Mail menu.

Step-7
Enter advanced settings

• Select Accounts.
• Select the account you wish to modify from the Accounts list.
• Click the Advanced tab.
• Select Enable this account, if not already selected.
• Leave the rest of the fields at their default settings.

Step-8:
Configure SSL for send and receive

• Select Preferences from the main Mail menu. With SSL, your computer communicates with UCSD's mail server over an encrypted channel.
• Select the account you wish to modify from the Accounts list.
• Click the Advanced tab.
• Click Use SSL. The port number changes automatically from 143 to 993.
• Set the Authentication field to Password.

Step-9
Open the Server Settings window

• Click the Account Information tab.
• Click the up/down arrow next to Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP).
• Click Edit Server List...

Step-10:
Add or modify a server

• Click the + sign to add a new server, or double click on the current server to modify or verify settings.
• Enter smtp.ucsd.edu in the Server Name field.

Step-11:
Edit Advanced settings

• Click the Advanced tab.
• Select Use default ports (25,465,587).
• Select Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
• Select Password from the drop-down menu next to Authentication.
• Enter your AD username and password in the relevant fields.
• Click OK, then close the window.

Step-12:
Verify the server's identity

• Download the certificate to your desktop.
• Firefox customers: Hold down the control key and click the hyperlink. Choose Save link and save to your desktop.

Note: SSL protocol uses certificates to verify the server's identity. UCSD uses self-signed certificates. Every time you open the Mail program, it prompts you to verify the server's authenticity until you add the certificate to your system-wide keychain.

• Double-click the new digicert.crt file on your desktop.
• For Leopard (OS 10.5.x), select X509 Anchors from the Keychain drop-down menu when the Add Certificates window appears.
• For Snow Leopard (OS 10.6.x), the DigiCert.crt file will automatically be entered into Keychain Access.
• Double click DigiCert Security Service CA in Keychain Access.
• Click on the right arrow next to Trust.
• Select Always Trust in the drop-down menu next to "When using this certificate."
• Click OK to finish.
• Close and restart Mail.

Step-13:
Verify your settings

• Select Preferences from the main Mail menu.
• Select the account you wish to verify or change the Accounts list.
• Verify your e-mail address and name.
• Verify the Incoming and Outgoing Mail Servers.
• Verify the User Name and Password.
• Close the window.