EMAIL ACCOUNT SETUP IN MAC MAIL (SMTP/IMAP/POP3)

This tutorial shows you how to set up Apple Mail to work with your Private Email email account. We will use a test email account example@nctest.com to show you what to do. Before proceeding with the Apple Mail setup, you need to make sure that you have created a mailbox.

In order to set up your Apple Mail, follow the steps below:

1. From the Mail menu, select Preferences:                                                                             

                                                                            

2. Go to the Accounts tab, and then click on + at the bottom of the Accounts box:                             

                                                  

3. In the Add Account window, enter your name, full email address and password for. Once done, click on Continue: 

                                                     

4. In the Incoming Mail Server screen, select POP or IMAP from the Account Type list and enter your details as follows: 

Description: the name of your account 

Incoming mail server (POP or IMAP): mail.privateemail.com 

User Name: full email address 

Password: password for your email account 

Click Continue to proceed. 

                                                  

5. Check mark Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) option and set Authentication to Password: 

                                                     

6. In the Outgoing Mail Server screen, enter your details as follows:                                      

Description: the name of this mail server 

Outgoing mail server: mail.privateemail.com (same as incoming) 

Use only this server: should be checked 

Use Authentication: should be checked 

User Name: full email address 

Password: password for your email account 

Click Continue once filled: 

                                                  

7. You will see Account Summary with all your details. Check Take Account Online box and click Create: 

                                                      

8. When you create and send your first email, a message saying Change prefix to INBOX appears. Set to Don't change.  Once your account has been created, you will be able to choose additional settings for IMAP or POP3 incoming/outgoing server.  9. For outgoing server (SMTP), click on your account under Accounts.  In Account Information find Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) field and then select Edit SMTP server list option:

                                                         

10. Here you can set the server and specify the port: Outgoing server (SMTP): port 465 with SSL Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): should be checked 

                                                  

11. For incoming server (IMAP/POP) click on your account under Accounts and go to Advanced tab.  For IMAP use the following settings:                                                                                                  

Port: port 993 with SSL, or 143 without SSL 

Use SSL: select it when applicable 

Authentication: set to Password 

For POP3 protocol use the following settings: 

Port: port 995 with SSL, or 110 without SSL 

Use SSL: select it when applicable 

Authentication: set to Password 

                                                       

That's it!