'''Question: How do I setup my IMAP Email Account with Apple Mail on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?''' == Setting up an IMAP account with Apple Mail on OS X 10.5 Leopard == '''Summary:''' Using IMAP email is especially useful if you wish to keep all of your mail organization on the mail server and have it accessible by a multitude of devices instead of on one primary device as POP3 does. In this way all of your email organization will be identical weather you are viewing it with your IMAP mail client on your computer, on your mobile device or through the [[https://www.kattare.com/webmail|Kattare Webmail interface]]. If you are not running OS X 10.5 Leopard, your screens may be slightly different. Here is a quick summary of the important settings to use: '''Account Type:''' IMAP '''Email Address:''' username@kattare.com (your full email address) '''Incoming Mail Server:''' mail.kattare.com '''Incoming Mail User Name:''' (your POP3 username as displayed in the Email Management [[https://www.kattare.com/members/emails.kvws|here]].) '''Incoming Mail Password:''' (your POP3 password from the same page.) '''Incoming Mail Security:''' Use SSL, authentication; PASSWORD '''Outgoing Mail Server:''' mail.kattare.com, check USE AUTHENTICATION '''Outgoing Mail User Name:''' (your POP3 username as displayed in the Email Management [[https://www.kattare.com/members/emails.kvws|here]].) '''Outgoing Mail Password:''' (your POP3 password from the same page.) '''Account Information; Outgoing Mail Server Settings:''' Server Port 2525 '''Advanced; Incoming Mail Port:''' 993 '''And here are the step by step instructions:''' The first time you start up Mail.app it will automatically jump into the '''New Account''' assistant. If this is not the first time you have run Mail.app, you can get to the assistant by clicking '''File''', then '''Add Account...'''. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_step_0.jpg||height="398",width="369"}} In the '''Add Account''' pane, enter your name, email address and password then click '''Continue.''' {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_step_1.jpg||height="340",width="450"}} In the '''Incoming Mail Server''' pane, select an '''Account Type''' of '''IMAP''' and any description of the server you like in the '''Description''' field. Enter '''mail.kattare.com''' as the '''Incoming Mail Server''' and your POP3 '''User Name''' and '''Password''' as you have been told by your local Systems Administrator, IT Guru, or the Kattare Members Section [[https://www.kattare.com/members/emails.kvws|Email Management Page]]. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_2.jpg||height="340",width="450"}} In the '''Incoming Mail Security''' pane, check the '''Use Secure Sockets Layer''' checkbox and select '''Password''' as the Authentication type. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_step_4.jpg||height="334",width="450"}} In the '''Outgoing Mail Server''' pane, enter any description of the server you like in the '''Description''' field, '''mail.kattare.com''' in the '''Outgoing Mail Server''' field, then check the '''Use Authentication''' checkbox and fill in your User Name and Password exactly like you did in the '''Incoming Mail Server''' pane. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_5.jpg||height="340",width="450"}} In the '''Outgoing Mail Security''' pane, check the '''Use Secure Sockets Layer''' checkbox and select the '''Password''' Authentication type. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_step_6.jpg||height="334",width="450"}} In the '''Account Summary''' pane you can review your settings. Make sure everything looks right before clicking '''Create'''. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_7.jpg||height="334",width="450"}} Despite having completed the assistant, there are still a couple of settings that will need to be changed to ensure trouble-free operation. To get started click the '''Mail''' menu followed by '''Preferences''' as shown below. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_step_9.jpg||height="398",width="369"}} In the '''Preferences''' pane, click on the '''Accounts''' icon near the top left. Select the new Kattare account you just set up and click on the '''Account Information''' tab. Once you are on the '''Account Information''' tab, click the '''Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)''' dropdown box and select '''Edit Server List...''' {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_10.jpg||height="463",width="450"}} In the server settings, select '''Use custom port:''' and enter '''2525''' in the box next to it. Everything else should already be setup. Click the '''OK''' button when you are finished. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_11.jpg||height="463",width="450"}} Click on the '''Advanced''' tab on the '''Accounts''' pane. Be sure that all three of the checkboxes are checked near the top. Enter "'''~/mail'''" in the '''IMAP Path Prefix''' box. Double-check that '''Port:''' is set to '''993''' and '''Authentication:''' is set to '''Password'''. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_13.jpg||height="430",width="450"}} Once that is all done and everything checks out, go ahead and close the '''Preferences''' window. It will prompt you to save your changes (which you definitely want to do). You should now see your newly created account in the left column of Apple Mail. Select the '''"sent-mail"''' folder then select '''Use This Mailbox For''' ... ''' Sent''' from the '''Mailbox''' menu. This will tell Apple Mail to use the existing sent-items folder on the Kattare server for storing mail you send from Apple Mail instead of creating a new folder. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_14.jpg||height="341",width="450"}} Select the '''"spam"''' folder then select '''Use This Mailbox For''' ... ''' Junk''' from the '''Mailbox''' menu. This will tell Apple mail to use the existing spam folder on the Kattare server for storing mail it considers Junk instead of creating a new folder. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_15.jpg||height="341",width="450"}} Select the '''"Trash"''' folder then select '''Use This Mailbox For''' ... ''' Trash''' from the '''Mailbox''' menu. This will tell Apple mail to use the existing trash folder on the Kattare server for storing mail you throw away instead of creating a new folder. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_16.jpg||height="341",width="450"}} You may also have a Drafts folder on the Kattare server that you may select '''Use This Mailbox For''' ... Last, synchronize the Kattare mail server with Apple mail by selecting '''Synchronize ...''' from the '''Mailbox''' menu. This should only need to be done once as it will automatically synchronize in the future. {{https://www.kattare.com/images/osx_leopard_mail.app/osx_IMAP_step_17.jpg||height="341",width="450"}} Happy Emailing! ---- CategoryEmail