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Configuring Mail for Mac OS X 10.4

This procedure applies to Mail 2.0 and higher.

Open the Mail program to start the setup process. If the New Account process does not start automatically, go to the Mail menu, select "Preferences...", click the Accounts button and then click the "+" button in the lower left of the window.

The steps below will guide you through the New Account process.

  1. The first page is "Welcome to Mail". Click the Continue button
  2. From the Account Type menu select either "POP" or "IMAP" from the menu
  3. For Account Description, enter a descriptive name like "UOregon"
  4. For Full Name, enter your name as you would like it displayed on your email messages
  5. For Email Address, enter your full Uoregon email address (e.g. jersmith@uoregon.edu)
  6. Click the Continue button
  7. For Incoming Mail Server, enter your incoming mail server name (what's my email server?)
  8. For User Name enter the first part of your email address
  9. Click the Continue button
  10. Ignore the warning message and click the Continue button
  11. Click the "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" check box
  12. From the Authentication menu select "Password"
  13. For Outgoing Mail Server enter "smtp.uoregon.edu"
  14. Click the "Use Authentication" check box
  15. For User Name, enter the first part of your email address (the same information as step 8, above)
  16. Click the Continue button
  17. Ignore the warning message and click the Continue button
  18. In the Account Summary page, double-check the Full Name, Email address and User Name information listed there. If any of those details are incorrect, click the Go Back button until you find that information, make corrections, then click the Continue button until you return to this window.
  19. Click the Done button.

To configure SMTP authentication:

  1. From the Mail menu select Preferences...
  2. Click the Accounts button at the top of the window
  3. Click on the account to edit from the list on the left
  4. Locate the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) section and click the Server Settings button
  5. Change the Server port to 587
  6. Click the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) check box
  7. Change the Authentication menu to Password
  8. In the User Name box enter your username
  9. (Optional) In the Password box enter your password
  10. Click the OK button

Configuration is complete!

Configuring Mail for Mac OS X 10.3

This procedure requires Mac OS X 10.3 or newer.

  1. From the Mail menu, select "Preferences..."
  2. Click the "Accounts" button at the top of the window
  3. Click the "+" button on the left, at the bottom
  4. For Account Type, select either "POP Account" or "IMAP Account"
  5. For Description, enter a description of the account ("UO", for example)
  6. Enter your email address in the "Email Address" box and your name in the "Full Name" box
  7. Enter the name of your email server in the "Incoming mail server" box (what's my email server?)
  8. Enter the first part of your email address in the "User name" box
  9. In the "SMTP Host" box enter the same information as you used as the "Incoming mail server". If you use an non-UO ISP, use your ISP's SMTP (outgoing mail) server.
  10. Click the "Advanced" tab at the top and click the "Use SSL" box
  11. Close the window and save changes.

Configuration is complete!

Configuring Mail for Mac OS X

This procedure requires Mac OS X 10.1.3 or 10.2.x.

Below are the steps for configuring the Mail application in MacOS X. If you have problems, please contact our Help Desk.

  1. From the Mail menu, select "Preferences..."
  2. Click the "Accounts" button at the top of the window
  3. Click the "Create Account" button on the right
  4. For Account Type, select either "POP Account" or "IMAP Account"
  5. For Description, enter a description of the account ("UO", for example)
  6. Enter your email address in the "Email Address" box and your name in the "Full Name" box
  7. Enter the name of your email server in the "Host name" box (what's my email server?)
  8. Enter the first part of your email address in the "User name" box
  9. In the "SMTP Host" box enter the same information as you used as the "Host name". If you use an non-UO ISP, use your ISP's SMTP (outgoing mail) server.
  10. Click the "Advanced" tab (or the "Account Options" tab, if you're using MacOS X 10.1.5 or earlier) at the top and click the "Use SSL" box
  11. Click "Okay" to save changes.

Configuration is complete!

If you have problems, please contact our Help Desk.