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Securing E-Mail Connections In Mail

This web page will guide you through setting up Mail so that you can use it securely to send and receive e-mail.

To set up the Secure Connection, do the following:

1. Choose the Mail menu in Mail.
2. Go to Preferences.
3. Click the Accounts icon.
4. Select the appropriate account from the left hand account list pane (in this case"mail.umd.edu"). Once the account is highlighted, follow these steps:
5. Click on the Server Settings... button at the bottom of the window.
6. Check the box next to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) if your outgoing mail server is mail.umd.edu.
   NOTE: Leave this box un-checked for Glue and Deans.
7. Choose Password from the Authentication pop-up menu if your outgoing mail server is mail.umd.edu.
8. Choose None if your outgoing mail server is Glue or Deans.
9. Type your user name for your e-mail account in the User Name field.
10. If you want the application to send your password automatically, type it in the Password field.
11. Click OK to continue.
12. Click on the Advanced button, then check the box next to Use SSL. Do not change the default port number.
13. Close the window, once your Accounts window looks similar to the screen above. You will be asked to save the changes.
14. Click on Save.