You can use that information to set up an account in an email client. Hit the blue arrow, and you'll get settings for your incoming email server and outgoing server, too. This means you can still read them even if your computer is not connected to the internet. Email client applications store your downloaded emails locally on your device. Under Incoming email server (IMAP) or Incoming email server (POP3), disable the Manage connection settings automatically option. Load the page and get this form:Įnter your email address and note that Apple says it will not store that address. This is an email program or application on your computer or device, like Apple Mail, Outlook or Windows Mail. Enabling SSL Encryption On the Mail menu bar, click Mail > Settings. That out of the way, it's stupid-easy to use.
You can't use it to check the settings of your work email, for instance, not even if your employer uses Gmail on the back end, at least not with my testing. Select Add Other Mail Account and then Continue. Choose Accounts and then select the + (plus sign). Think Apple, Gmail, Yahoo!, Hotmail,, and a few others. Use these steps to set up your email for the first time or on a new computer. The biggest caveat is that it only works with major email providers.
Password: your btinternet or btopenworld password. Username: your email address including the btinternet or part. First select the settings icon, then go to the Mail, contacts, calendar. Port: 465 (this may not be automatically populated on selecting SSL, so youll need to check) SSL Encryption: Enabled (but not STARTTLS) Authentication: PLAIN.
It's called simply Mail Settings Lookup, and it can greatly help when setting up an account in Mail.app (or other email clients). In this HostPapa tutorial, we show you how to setup a Yahoo account on your iPhone. Did you know Apple offered a service where you can check the settings on an email account? I didn't either, but I stumbled on it this past weekend when fiddling with email issues on a new iMac*.