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- Launch the Mail 3.x application.
- Select Mail from the top menu
bar and click Preferences.
- Click Accounts on the top of the window,
then click on
the plus
sign, located at the bottom-left of the window, to create a new
account.
- The account wizard will launch.
-
In the Full Name: field; enter your name as you would like people to see it
when they receive mail from you.
- In the
E-mail Address: field enter your e-mail address.
- If you would like OS
X Mail to remember your password
each time you check your mail, type it in the
Password: field.
- Click the Continue button.
- The Incoming Mail Server window will appear. Select
IMAP or POP from the Account Type:
drop-down menu (IMAP is strongly recommended).
- In the
Description: field, enter a name that you will use to identify the
account. For example, a name like
UMD will be sufficient to identify the account.
- For the Incoming Mail Server:, enter
the appropriate IMAP or POP incoming mail server for your e-mail
account.
IMAP
If your e-mail account is an IMAP Server:
- Glue account, use imap.glue.umd.edu
- Deans account, use imap.deans.umd.edu
POP
If your e-mail account is an SMTP server:
- Glue account, use pop.glue.umd.edu
- Deans account, use pop.deans.umd.edu
- The User Name and Password fields
will auto-fill.
- Click the Continue button.
PLEASE NOTE: If you receive a warning message that the
identity of the mail server can't be verified, click the Connect
button.
- The Incoming Mail Security wizard will appear. Place a check
next to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
- Set the
Authentication: drop-down menu to Password.
- Click the
Continue button.
- The Outgoing Mail Server wizard will appear. In the
Description: field, enter UMD.
- In the
Outgoing Mail Server: field, enter the outgoing mail server for your e-mail account.
- Glue account, use smtp.glue.umd.edu
- Deans account, use smtp.deans.umd.edu
- Place a
check in the box next to Use only this server.
PLEASE NOTE: If you use an Internet service provider
(ISP) other than the University of Maryland for Internet access, you
must use your ISP's SMTP server (contact your Internet Service Provider
for more information on this) instead of one of the servers listed below.
- Click the Continue button.
- The Outgoing Mail Security wizard will appear.
Uncheck Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and set the
Authentication: drop-down menu to None. Click the
Continue button.
- An Account Summary will appear, check it for accuracy.
- Click
the Create button.
- Setup is now complete. Your mail folders should appear to the side
of the window, and you should be able to read and send messages at this
time.
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