University of Minnesota: Academic and Distributed Computing Services

Open Mail 1.3.
If you are setting up Mail to access e-mail for the first time, Mail 1.3 will open the Welcome to Mail utility; if your U of MN e-mail account has previously been set up in Mail, Welcome to Mail will not appear and you can skip to IMAP (preferred at the U of MN) or POP instructions. Otherwise, input the following values:

In the Full Name field, type your full name.
In the Email Address field, input your U of MN e-mail address, which follows the template of <your U of MN Internet ID>@umn.edu.
Incoming Mail Server should read <your U of MN Internet ID>.email.umn.edu.
Choose between the IMAP (preferred at the U of MN) or POP protocols for Account Type.
Input your U of MN Internet ID in the User Name field.
Input your U of MN Internet password in the Password field. When Mail is completely set up, you will be prompted for your password each time you send or receive mail, and it will be authenticated against the password you input here.
Outgoing Mail Server should be smtp.umn.edu.
Click OK to continue.

Mail 1.3 may then provide the option to Import Mailboxes from other e-mail programs. Depending on your preference, choose Yes or No. If you choose Yes, Mail 1.3 will walk you through the steps of importing your mailboxes. After importing, or if you choose No, you can skip to the following links to adjust your IMAP (preferred at the U of MN) or POP settings.

Under the Mail menu, select Preferences. Under the General icon, verify that your U of MN e-mail account appears under the Description category. If your U of MN account is not set up in Mail, click Add Account and continue. Highlight your account under Description (if it is not already highlighted) by clicking on it once, then click Edit. The settings Check for new mail, New mail sound, and the following checkboxes are optional. If you set Check for new mail to check automatically, please set it to check no more frequently than every 15 minutes; anything more frequent will result in slow e-mail performance. Click Edit to continue.

Click the Accounts icon in the Mail preferences window. Under the Account Information tab, verify that your U of MN e-mail account appears under the Accounts category in the upper left column. If your U of MN account is not set up in Mail, click the plus sign (+) in the lower left of this window and continue. Highlight your account under Accounts (if it is not already highlighted) by clicking on it once. Verify that the following settings are correct:

Account Type should be set to IMAP if you chose IMAP at the beginning. If it is set to POP and you prefer to use the POP protocol, skip to the Authenticated POP instructions for Mail 1.3.
Description can be either your U of MN e-mail address or your full name.
Email Address should be your U of MN e-mail address.
Full Name should be your name.
Incoming Mail Server should be <your U of MN Internet ID>.email.umn.edu.
User Name should be your U of MN Internet ID.
Password should be your U of MN Internet password; for security reasons, this will appear as a series of bullet points.
Outgoing Mail Server will appear in a pull-down menu; it should be smtp.umn.edu. If it is not, or to continue these instructions, click the Server Settings button below.

In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field of this window, input smtp.umn.edu if it is not already set, or if it needs to be changed. Change Server port to 587, and make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked. Authentication should be set to Password from the pull-down menu. User Name should be set to your U of MN Internet ID, and Password should be set to your U of MN Internet password. Click OK and you should return to the Accounts window.

In the Accounts window, click on the Advanced tab. Make sure Enable this account is checked. The other checkboxes and the first pull-down menu are optional, depending on your preferences. Account Directory is automatically set by Mail to be ~/Library/Mail. IMAP Path Prefix should be set to ~/mail/. The Port number should be set to 993, and the Use SSL checkbox should be checked. Choose Password from the Authentication pull-down menu. Close your Accounts preferences window to complete your IMAP setup.

Under the Mail menu, select Preferences. Under the General icon, verify that your U of MN e-mail account appears under the Description category. If your U of MN account is not set up in Mail, click Add Account and continue. Highlight your account under Description (if it is not already highlighted) by clicking on it once, then click Edit. The settings Check for new mail, New mail sound, and the following checkboxes are optional. If you set Check for new mail to check automatically, please set it to check no more frequently than every 15 minutes; anything more frequent will result in slow e-mail performance. Click Edit to continue.

Click the Accounts icon in the Mail preferences window. Under the Account Information tab, verify that your U of MN e-mail account appears under the Accounts category in the upper left column. If your U of MN account is not set up in Mail, click the plus sign (+) in the lower left of this window and continue. Highlight your account under Accounts (if it is not already highlighted) by clicking on it once. Verify that the following settings are correct:

Account Type should be set to POP if you chose POP at the beginning. If it is set to IMAP and you prefer to use the POP protocol, skip to the Authenticated IMAP instructions for Mail 1.3.
Description can be either your U of MN e-mail address or your full name.
Email Address should be your U of MN e-mail address.
Full Name should be your name.
Incoming Mail Server should be <your U of MN Internet ID>.email.umn.edu.
User Name should be your U of MN Internet ID.
Password should be your U of MN Internet password; for security reasons, this will appear as a series of bullet points.
Outgoing Mail Server will appear in a pull-down menu; it should be smtp.umn.edu. If it is not, or to continue these instructions, click the Server Settings button below.

In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field of this window, input smtp.umn.edu if it is not already set, or if it needs to be changed. Change Server port to 587, and make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked. Authentication should be set to Password from the pull-down menu. User Name should be set to your U of MN Internet ID, and Password should be set to your U of MN Internet password. Click OK and you should return to the Accounts window.

In the Accounts window, click on the Advanced tab. Make sure Enable this account is checked. The other checkboxes and the first pull-down menu are optional, depending on your preferences. Account Directory is automatically set by Mail to be ~/Library/Mail. The Port number should be set to 995, and the Use SSL checkbox should be checked. Choose Password from the Authentication pull-down menu. Close your Accounts preferences window to complete your POP setup.