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Monday, June 17th, 2019 8:23 PM

POP Email Setup: Mac Mail (OSX Mavericks)

POP Email Setup: Mac Mail (OSX Mavericks)

​If you aren't sure of the difference between POP and IMAP and why you would use one or the other, please ​​click here.​

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  1. ​Click on the mail icon to launch ​​Mac Mail ​



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  3. ​Click on the Mail menu, then on ​​Add Account​​ ​



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  5. ​Choose ​​Add Other Mail Account​​ and click ​​Continue ​



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  7. ​Enter your Name, email address, and email password and click ​​Create​​. ​



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  9. ​You will probably be notified the account has to be manually configured. Click ​​Next​​. ​



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  11. ​Select ​​POP​​. Enter the server name: ​​pop.homestead.com​
    ​Then enter your email address and email password as User Name and Password. Click ​​Next​​. ​



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  13. ​Enter the Outgoing server name: ​​smtp.homestead.com​​ and click ​​Create​​. ​
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    ​Apple shows User Name and Password as optional in this step. These are NOT optional. You must enter your email address and email password.​



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    ​You will now see your mailbox. ​

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​Important note: There are still some items you want to check. Look below to complete your setup​

​Additional setting​

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  1. ​Click on the Mail menu at the top left and then on ​​Preferences​​.​



    ​You will see this. Click on the outgoing server indicated in the image. ​



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  3. ​Note the server with the check mark next to it. Then click on ​​Edit SMTP Server List.​​ ​



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  5. ​Select the server that was checked in the top list. Then make sure you select "Use custom port" and enter ​​465​​. Then check the box for "​​Use Secure Sockets Layer​​. Change authentication to Password and enter your email address and email password. ​
    ​Click ​​OK​

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  7. ​Save the settings​
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