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imported>Lkoven: Updated instructions for newer versions of Mac Mail

2022-07-22T17:46:26Z

Updated instructions for newer versions of Mac Mail

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	== Configuring access to mail.astro ==		== Configuring access to mail.astro ==
	#If this is the first time you've launched Mail, you'll be greeted with the New Account Assistant. If you've opened it before, you may instead need to go to Mail -> Preferences, select Accounts, and click the plus sign		#If this is the first time you've launched Mail, you'll be greeted with the New Account Assistant. If you've opened it before, you may instead need to go to Mail -> Preferences, select Accounts, and click the plus sign
	# In the first dialog, ~~set the following:~~		# In the first dialog, select "'''Other Mail Account...'''" and hit '''Continue'''
	#* Account ~~Type: IMAP~~		# Next, enter your name (as you want it to appear on your email), Email address (username@astro.princeton.edu), and Password, and hit '''Sign In'''
	#* Account Description: (~~Anything will do,~~ to ~~distinguish this from any other accounts~~)		#* You may get an error message "Unable to verify account name or password. This is fine.
	~~#* Full Name: <Your Name>~~		# Now fill out the dialog as follows:
	#* Email ~~Address: <tt>youremailaddress~~@astro.princeton.edu~~</tt>~~		#* '''Username''': <username>
	# ~~Click Continue~~		#* ''Note, do not add the @astro.princeton.edu suffix''
	# ~~Next~~ dialog:		#* '''Password''': <your password>
	#* ~~Incoming Mail Server~~: <tt>~~mail.~~astro.princeton.edu~~</tt>~~		#* '''Account Type''': <tt>IMAP</tt>
	#* ~~User Name~~: <~~Your user name~~>		#* '''Incoming Mail Server''': <tt>mail.astro.princeton.edu</tt>
	#* ~~Password~~: <~~Your password~~>		#* '''Outgoing Mail Server''': <tt>mail.astro.princeton.edu</tt>
	# ~~Click Continue.~~		# Click '''Sign In'''
	~~#: Mail will check the settings to make sure they work. If you~~'~~re inside the building and plugged into a wired ethernet port it~~'~~ll work fine, if not, ignore any error you get as it will not work from outside our firewall without some changes later on.~~		# In the "Select the apps you want to use with this account" dialog, only check "Mail". Hit '''Done'''.
	~~# Then:~~
	~~#* Outgoing~~ Mail Server: <tt>mail.astro.princeton.edu</tt>
	#* ~~Make sure the port is set to~~ '~~587~~' ~~instead of~~ '25'
	~~#* Check the box for Use Authentication~~
	~~#* User Name~~: <~~Your user name~~>
	~~#* Password:~~ <~~Your password~~>
	# Click ~~Continue.~~
	~~#: Once again, Mail will check settings and may fail. Ignore this.~~
	~~# You~~'~~ll see an account summary dialog. Click Continue. Click Done in the next dialog.~~
	# ~~If you used~~ the ~~initial setup wizard to setup the account, go up to the Mail menu and select Preferences, then the Accounts option. Make sure "mail.astro~~" ~~is selected.~~
	~~# Under "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" click~~ the ~~"Server Settings..." button.~~
	~~#: Make sure "Server port" is set~~ to ~~587 and that~~ "~~Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked. Click OK.~~
	~~# Click the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the~~ dialog ~~box~~ "~~Port" is set to 993 and~~ "~~Use SSL" is checked~~.
	~~# Close the Accounts box and you~~'~~ll be prompted to save the settings if you~~'~~ve made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go~~.

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imported>Huston at 20:58, 17 July 2007

2007-07-17T20:58:12Z

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	# If you used the initial setup wizard to setup the account, go up to the Mail menu and select Preferences, then the Accounts option. Make sure "mail.astro" is selected.		# If you used the initial setup wizard to setup the account, go up to the Mail menu and select Preferences, then the Accounts option. Make sure "mail.astro" is selected.
	# Under "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" click the "Server Settings..." button.		# Under "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" click the "Server Settings..." button.
	#: Make sure "Server port" is set to 25 and that "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked. Click OK.		#: Make sure "Server port" is set to 587 and that "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked. Click OK.
	# Click the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the dialog box "Port" is set to 993 and "Use SSL" is checked.		# Click the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the dialog box "Port" is set to 993 and "Use SSL" is checked.
	# Close the Accounts box and you'll be prompted to save the settings if you've made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go.		# Close the Accounts box and you'll be prompted to save the settings if you've made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go.

imported>Huston at 20:57, 17 July 2007

2007-07-17T20:57:27Z

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	# Then:		# Then:
	#* Outgoing Mail Server: <tt>mail.astro.princeton.edu</tt>		#* Outgoing Mail Server: <tt>mail.astro.princeton.edu</tt>
			#* Make sure the port is set to '587' instead of '25'
	#* Check the box for Use Authentication		#* Check the box for Use Authentication
	#* User Name: <Your user name>		#* User Name: <Your user name>

imported>Huston: Categorizing

2007-05-09T20:22:22Z

Categorizing

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	# Click the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the dialog box "Port" is set to 993 and "Use SSL" is checked.		# Click the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the dialog box "Port" is set to 993 and "Use SSL" is checked.
	# Close the Accounts box and you'll be prompted to save the settings if you've made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go.		# Close the Accounts box and you'll be prompted to save the settings if you've made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go.

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imported>Huston: Reformatted, started layout

2007-05-09T20:20:43Z

Reformatted, started layout

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	~~{{inuse\|~~a ~~short while~~ --[[User:Huston\|huston]] ~~15:59, 9 May 2007 (EDT~~)}}		Apple's Mac OS X comes with many useful tools, one of which is Mail.app - an email client with a lot of nice features. While we don't support Mail.app directly, there's not a lot of problems with using it (I used it myself for quite some time, until a bug with a [[GPG]] plugin made me switch to [[Thunderbird]] entirely --[[User:Huston\|huston]]).
	~~{{oldfaq\|NUM=196}}~~

	~~You'll want to launch the New Account Assistant, either by going to the Mail menu, Preferences, Accounts, and hitting the plus sign, or by running Mail the first time.~~		{{stub}}

	~~In the first dialog, set the following~~

	Account Type: IMAP		== Configuring access to mail.astro ==
	Account Description: ~~mail.astro~~		#If this is the first time you've launched Mail, you'll be greeted with the New Account Assistant. If you've opened it before, you may instead need to go to Mail -> Preferences, select Accounts, and click the plus sign
	Full Name: Your Name		# In the first dialog, set the following:
	Email Address: ~~youremail~~@astro.princeton.edu		#* Account Type: IMAP
	~~Hit~~ Continue		#* Account Description: (Anything will do, to distinguish this from any other accounts)
			#* Full Name: <Your Name>
	Incoming Mail Server: mail.astro.princeton.edu		#* Email Address: <tt>youremailaddress@astro.princeton.edu</tt>
	User Name: ~~youremailname~~		# Click Continue
	Password: ~~yourpassword~~		# Next dialog:
	~~Hit~~ Continue. Mail will check the settings to make sure they work. If you're inside the building and plugged into a wired ethernet port it'll work fine, if not, ignore any error you get as it ~~might~~ not work from outside our firewall without some changes later on.		#* Incoming Mail Server: <tt>mail.astro.princeton.edu</tt>
			#* User Name: <Your user name>
	Outgoing Mail Server: mail.astro.princeton.edu		#* Password: <Your password>
	Check the box for Use Authentication		# Click Continue.
	User Name: ~~youremailname~~		#: Mail will check the settings to make sure they work. If you're inside the building and plugged into a wired ethernet port it'll work fine, if not, ignore any error you get as it will not work from outside our firewall without some changes later on.
	Password: ~~yourpassword~~		# Then:
			#* Outgoing Mail Server: <tt>mail.astro.princeton.edu</tt>
	~~Hit~~ Continue. Once again, ~~it'll~~ check settings and may fail. Ignore this.		#* Check the box for Use Authentication
			#* User Name: <Your user name>
	You'll see an account summary dialog. ~~Hit~~ Continue. ~~Hit~~ Done in the next dialog.		#* Password: <Your password>
			# Click Continue.
	If you used the initial setup wizard to setup the account, go up to the Mail menu and select Preferences, then the Accounts option. Make sure "mail.astro" is selected.		#: Once again, Mail will check settings and may fail. Ignore this.
			# You'll see an account summary dialog. Click Continue. Click Done in the next dialog.
	Under "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" ~~hit~~ the "Server Settings..." button. Make sure "Server port" is set to 25 and that "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked. ~~Hit~~ OK.		# If you used the initial setup wizard to setup the account, go up to the Mail menu and select Preferences, then the Accounts option. Make sure "mail.astro" is selected.
			# Under "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" click the "Server Settings..." button.
	~~Hit~~ the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the dialog box "Port" is set to 993 and "Use SSL" is checked.		#: Make sure "Server port" is set to 25 and that "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked. Click OK.
			# Click the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the dialog box "Port" is set to 993 and "Use SSL" is checked.
	Close the Accounts box and you'll be prompted to save the settings if you've made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go.		# Close the Accounts box and you'll be prompted to save the settings if you've made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go.

imported>Huston: Tagging inuse

2007-05-09T19:59:52Z

Tagging inuse

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	{{oldfaq\|NUM=196}}		{{oldfaq\|NUM=196}}

imported>Huston: Setting up Apple Mail moved to Mail.app

2007-05-09T19:26:44Z

Setting up Apple Mail moved to Mail.app

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imported>Huston: New page: {{oldfaq|NUM=196}} You'll want to launch the New Account Assistant, either by going to the Mail menu, Preferences, Accounts, and hitting the plus sign, or by running Mail the first time. ...

2007-05-02T15:56:09Z

New page: {{oldfaq|NUM=196}} You'll want to launch the New Account Assistant, either by going to the Mail menu, Preferences, Accounts, and hitting the plus sign, or by running Mail the first time. ...

New page

{{oldfaq|NUM=196}}

You'll want to launch the New Account Assistant, either by going to the Mail menu, Preferences, Accounts, and hitting the plus sign, or by running Mail the first time.

In the first dialog, set the following

Account Type: IMAP
Account Description: mail.astro
Full Name: Your Name
Email Address: youremail@astro.princeton.edu
Hit Continue

Incoming Mail Server: mail.astro.princeton.edu
User Name: youremailname
Password: yourpassword
Hit Continue. Mail will check the settings to make sure they work. If you're inside the building and plugged into a wired ethernet port it'll work fine, if not, ignore any error you get as it might not work from outside our firewall without some changes later on.

Outgoing Mail Server: mail.astro.princeton.edu
Check the box for Use Authentication
User Name: youremailname
Password: yourpassword

Hit Continue. Once again, it'll check settings and may fail. Ignore this.

You'll see an account summary dialog. Hit Continue. Hit Done in the next dialog.

If you used the initial setup wizard to setup the account, go up to the Mail menu and select Preferences, then the Accounts option. Make sure "mail.astro" is selected.

Under "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" hit the "Server Settings..." button. Make sure "Server port" is set to 25 and that "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked. Hit OK.

Hit the "Advanced" tab and make sure at the bottom of the dialog box "Port" is set to 993 and "Use SSL" is checked.

Close the Accounts box and you'll be prompted to save the settings if you've made any changes. Do so and you should be ready to go.