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E-Mail Configuration: Apple's Mail Application
Auto-Configuration Tool for Versions 2.1 and Later
Download the free U-M Apple Mail Configuration Tool. You'll need to log in with your uniqname and UMICH Kerberos password.
- On the Blue Disc website, select Mac OS X as your operating system.
- On the Mac OS X page, download the U-M Apple Mail Configuration Tool.
- While you're there, check out the other great offerings.
- On your Mac, run the installer.
Manual Settings
If you prefer to configure Apple Mail yourself or through the account creation wizard when you first open Apple Mail, you'll need the following information:
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Type of account
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IMAP
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Account name
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ITCS IMAP account (or any name of your choice)
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Email user name
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your uniqname
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Password
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your UMICH Kerberos password
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IMAP Path Prefix
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This field should be blank. (If it says "mail," delete that text.)
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Email address for this account
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your full e-mail address (for example, bjensen@umich.edu)
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Host name for incoming mail server
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mail.umich.edu
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Store Sent Messages on the IMAP server?
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Yes
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Store Drafts on the IMAP server?
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Yes
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Store Deleted Messages on the IMAP server?
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Yes
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Message caching setting for this account
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Cache everything
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Authentication:
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Use SSL with password
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SMTP server (for outgoing mail)
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smtp.mail.umich.edu
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Use SSL for SMTP:
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Yes
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Outgoing server port number:
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587
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