Mail app on OSX 10.6-10.9 for IMAP

1. Start MacMail.

2. Select the "File" tab from the top bar and then from the list choose "Add Account..."

3. From the Add Account screen, enter your name, email address, and password, as shown in the example below.

NOTE: If MacMail has difficulty at this point, and is not progressing, click "Cancel", then click "Continue".

[Add Account dialog box showing Full Name, Email Address and Password fields completed and continue button selected]

4. Type the following for the Incoming Mail Server:

Account type: IMAP

Description: (you may use a description of your choosing)

Incoming Mail Server: mail.rpi.edu

User Name: (your RCS username.)

Password: (your RCS password.)

[Add Account dialog box showing Incoming Mail Server information with continue button selected]

5.  Click "Continue"

6.  In the next window for Outoing Mail Server, type or select:

Description: mail.rpi.edu

Outgoing Mail Server: mail.rpi.edu

Check the box for "Use Authentication

User Name: (your RCS username.)

Password: (your RCS password.)

[Add Account dialog box showing Outgoing Mail Server information and continue button selected]

7.  Click "Continue"

Your account should be summarized in the next pop-up window, with Incoming and Outgoing Mail Servers set to mail.rpi.edu and SSL: on.

8.  Click "Create"

Last Reviewed:   03-Feb-2023