It is perfectly safe to click allow for this. As a result when you use with IMAP there will be a warning asking you if you want to trust and accept an SSL certificate. Also check the box that says “ Use Authentication” and fill in the “User Name” field with your Full Email Address and “ Password” with that account’s password.Īgain note, MacMail by default uses SSL. Check the box that says “ Use only this server“. The “ Outgoing Mail Server” field should be filled out with the same server that was used in the “ Incoming Mail Server” field. Fill out the “ Description” field as you see fit. Step 3: Much like the earlier screen for the Incoming Mail Server, we must now set the sending settings. If you are unsure, please contact support. For example, if your Welcome Email states that your account is on, your outgoing server name should be. If you would like for this message to not appear and are in a shared environment change the mail server to, where xx is your server number. Please note, MacMail uses SSL by default. In the password field put the password for the email account. Just putting the part before the will cause the server to not be able to authenticate correctly. In the “ User Name” field put your Full Email Address.

In the above example, the domain is, the mail server is. For “ Incoming Mail Server” the server name will be. For “ Description” you can enter anything you would like so you know what account this is (useful for if you have multiple accounts). For account type select either POP or IMAP (If you would like to know the differences between POP and IMAP please consult: Getting Started Guide: Email). In this next screen you put in the information regarding how MacMail will receive email.

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