

Settings are applied to incoming email, such as a filter or mail forwarding. There is a configuration issue with the IMAP or POP server settings.
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TLS Certificate: Some mail servers require computers that connect to them to provide a certificate proving their identity.Īllow insecure authentication: For email accounts that don’t support secure authentication, let Mail use a non-encrypted version of your username and password to connect to the mail server. The setting Leave Messages on Server is not enabled in the POP-configured email account.

Thunderbird: On the 'Server Settings' tab, check the box next to 'Leave messages on server. Apple Mail: On the 'Advanced' tab, uncheck the box next to 'Remove copy from server after retrieving a message,' if available. If the Mail Client lets you select an authentication method, choose STARTTLS. Outlook: Go to your Accounts, click Advanced Leave a copy of messages on the server. 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. Incoming Mail Server Port Number: 993 with SSL ON. Much like the earlier screen for the Incoming Mail Server, we must now set the sending settings. IMAP Path Prefix: The location of your mailboxes on an IMAP server. For other programs not listed, use these settings to connect your email: Incoming Mail Server Name:. This option is available only for POP and IMAP accounts.Ĭlick the button, then enter or change the settings as directed by your email account provider: Specify whether to use secure sockets layer (SSL) outgoing email. Port (or Internal Port and External Port), Use TLS/SSL: The port numbers for receiving messages, and whether to use TLS/SSL.Īuthentication: The authentication method. Specify the port number for the SMTP server handling outgoing mail.

If you deselect this option, you can specify the following, as directed by your email account provider: Let Mail automatically manage settings for your email account, such as port numbers and authentication methods, in Mail. Use information found in Mail in other appsĮnter the username you use on the mail server.Įnter the password you use on the mail server.Use Remind Me to come back to emails later.Reply to, forward or follow up on emails.Log out of or temporarily turn off an email account.
