How to setup IMAP email on Mac Mail

Updated On:
4 June 2019
Documented By:
Roger

Step: 1 

Click on the apple icon located on the top right of the screen

Select System Preferences > Mail, Contacts & Calendars

Opening Mac Mail preferences on MacBook

 

Mac Mail add new IMAP email account screen

 

Step: 2 (Add an Email Account)

Click on “Add Other Account” and several options will appear
Find and click on Mail Account

Mac Mail IMAP email account details entry form

Type in the name you want to give your email account, your email address and password

Click “Sign In”  

Mac Mail account type set to IMAP

Name: Your Own Name

Email: example@yourdomain.com (Your own email address)

Password: Your own email password

Step: 3 (Account Setup)

Make sure the account type is set as“IMAP”
Click “Sign In” and your Email account will be created

Mac Mail IMAP incoming mail server settings fields

Incoming Mail Server: mail.yourdomain.com

Outgoing Mail Server: mail.yourdomain.com

Unticking auto manage connection settings Mac Mail

 

Step: 4 (Change Server Setting)

Go to Server Settings

Untick the “Automatically manage connection settings” for the “Port” and “Authentication” to appear

Make sure the Incoming Server Port is set to 993 and Outgoing Server Port is set to 465

Once everything is complete, click “Save” 

Mac Mail SMTP outgoing mail server configuration

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