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These easy to follow instructions will help you configure Apple's Mail.app client for use with your @xmission.com email service.
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1. Goto the 'Mail' menu and select 'Preferences'.
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#Click the Mail icon in the Dock.  If you are launching Mail for the first time, it will prompt you to set up an account.  If you already have an account set up in Mail and wish to add another, click Mail > Preferences > Accounts then click the + (plus) sign in the lower left corner.
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#Enter the Following information:
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## In the '''Full Name''' field, enter Your Name.
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## In the '''Email Address''' field, enter your XMission email address.
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## In the '''Password''' field, enter your XMission password, then click <span class="button">Continue</span>.
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2. Click on the accounts tag and click the '+' in the lower left corner. Circled in red in the image below.
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#In the '''Incoming Mail Server''' window, enter the following configuration settings:
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## In the '''Account Type''' drop down menu, select IMAP.
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## In the '''Description''' field, enter XMission
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## In the '''Incoming Mail Server:''' field, enter <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt>
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## In the '''User Name''' and '''Password''' fields, enter your XMission account name and password, then click <span class="button">Continue</span>.
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#In the '''Outgoing Mail Server''' window, enter the following configuration settings:
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3. In the window that opens type in your name, email address, and password, then click 'Continue'.
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##In the '''Description''' field, enter XMission.
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##In the '''Outgoing Mail Server:''' field enter <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt>
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##In the '''Use Authentication''' field, check the box and verify your XMission account name and password, then click <span class="button">Continue</span>. Even though you enter the proper account name and password, Mail may complain that they are incorrect. If this is the case, click <span class="button">Continue</span> until it proceeds (usually just one more time).
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#In the '''Outgoing Mail Security''' window, enter the following configuration settings:
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##Check '''Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)'''
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##Set '''Authentication:''' to Password.
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4. The next window asks for your Incoming Mail Server information fill it out as shown below. The account type can be set to either IMAP or POP depending on your preference. When you are finished click 'Continue'.<br/>
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#Verify the settings are correct on the '''Account Summary''' screen, then click <span class="button">Create</span>.
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'''Note:''' For maximum compatibility and additional features we strongly suggest selecting IMAP as the server type.
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#Pull down the '''Mail''' menu and select '''Preferences'''.
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##Under '''Accounts''' select the newly created XMission account.
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##At the bottom of the window, you should see '''Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): XMission'''. Click on XMission and select '''Edit Server List'''.
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##Click the '''Use Custom Port''' circle button and enter '''465''' in the box to the right.
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##Click '''OK'''.
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5. Here, select 'Password' from the 'Authentication' drop down menu. 'Use Secure Sockets Layer(SSL)' can be turned on or off depending on your preference. When you are finished click 'Continue'.
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Mail should now be set up to send/receive email using your XMission account. Using IMAP allows you to check email via your Mail.app program as well as access https://webmail.xmission.com when you are away from your primary computer.
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6. This next window asks for your Outgoing Mail Server settings. Fill it out as shown below and click 'Continue'.
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7. Here, select 'Password' from the 'Authentication' drop down menu. Again, 'Use Secure Sockets Layer(SSL)' can be turned on or off depending on your preference. When you are finished click 'Continue'.
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8. The Account Summary window will now appear. Make sure the information shown is correct, check the box 'Take account online', and then click 'Create' You are now finished and should be able to start sending and receiving mail.
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Revision as of 16:05, 29 January 2010

1. Goto the 'Mail' menu and select 'Preferences'.

Mm1 mail-preferences.png





2. Click on the accounts tag and click the '+' in the lower left corner. Circled in red in the image below.

Mm2 Preferences-accounts.png





3. In the window that opens type in your name, email address, and password, then click 'Continue'.

Mm3 add general.png





4. The next window asks for your Incoming Mail Server information fill it out as shown below. The account type can be set to either IMAP or POP depending on your preference. When you are finished click 'Continue'.
Note: For maximum compatibility and additional features we strongly suggest selecting IMAP as the server type.

File:XM mm4 add incoming.png





5. Here, select 'Password' from the 'Authentication' drop down menu. 'Use Secure Sockets Layer(SSL)' can be turned on or off depending on your preference. When you are finished click 'Continue'.

Mm5 add security1.png





6. This next window asks for your Outgoing Mail Server settings. Fill it out as shown below and click 'Continue'.

File:XM mm6 add outgoing.png





7. Here, select 'Password' from the 'Authentication' drop down menu. Again, 'Use Secure Sockets Layer(SSL)' can be turned on or off depending on your preference. When you are finished click 'Continue'.

File:XM mm7 add security2.png





8. The Account Summary window will now appear. Make sure the information shown is correct, check the box 'Take account online', and then click 'Create' You are now finished and should be able to start sending and receiving mail. Mm8 add summary.png

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