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Configuring Apple Mail using IMAP

Summary: Apple's OS X comes with a built in email program, Mail. Use the directions below to set up your software to check UCI's OIT MailBox Services email.

Related Information

IMAP stores your email on the server. This allows you to read your email from different computers. Thunderbird allows you to download your messages for offline viewing when you do not have a connection to the Internet. If you check email from more than one computer, including Webmail, we recommend using IMAP.

Creating an Account in Apple Mail using 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

The directions below were created with Apple Mail version 6.0 running on OS 10.8. Earlier versions should still work but the directions may differ slightly.

  1. Launch Mail by clicking the Mail icon in your Dock or double-clicking the Mail icon in your Applications folder. (See Figure 1)
    Figure 1: Mail Icon
    Figure 1
  2. If this is the first time you have used Mail, you will see the New Account Wizard. Start with Step 6 below. If you have used Mail before and want to add an account, continue to Step 3.
  3. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.
    Figure 2: Mail Preferences Menu
    Figure 2
  4. Click the Accounts icon (See Figure 3).
    Figure 3: New Account
    Figure 3
  5. Click the Add Account button (Plus Sign) at the bottom of the window. (See Figure 4)
    Figure 4: Add Account
    Figure 4
  6. In the Account Information window, fill in the following fields (See Figure 5):
    1. Full Name: Your full name as you want it to appear in your email messages.
    2. Email Address: Your UCI email address. For example, someone@uci.edu
    3. Password: Your UCInetID password
    4. Click the Continue button to go to the next window.
      Mail Wizard, Screenshot. Figure 5
      Figure 5
  7. In the Incoming Mail Server window, fill in the following information (See Figure 6):
    1. Account Type: IMAP
    2. Description: UCI Email or something to describe the account
    3. Incoming Mail Server: imap.uci.edu
    4. User Name: Your UCInetID
    5. Password: Your UCInetID password
    6. Click the Continue button to go to the next window.
      Mail Wizard Figure 6
      Figure 6
  8. In the Outgoing Mail Security window, fill in the following information (See Figure 7):
    Note: If you have another account configured to check mail securely, you may not see this window. Continue to Step 10.
    1. Description: UCI SMTP or something to describe the server.
    2. Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.uci.edu
    3. Check Use Authentication
    4. User Name: Your UCInetID
    5. Password: Your UCInetID password
    6. Click the Continue button to go to the next window.
      Figure 7: Outgoing Mail
      Figure 7
  9. Verify the information in the Account Summary window. If you need to change anything, use the Go Back button. If everything is correct, click Continue. (See Figure 8)
    Figure 8: Account Summary
    Figure 8
  10. Close the Preferences window by clicking on the red close circle in the top left corner of the window.
  11. Apple Mail has been configured to receive and send email from your OIT MailBox account.

 

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