Email :: Mail Client :: Macintosh Mail IMAP

Before you begin setting up Mail, you must install the HSU Security Certifcate. Information about certificates and instructions for installation can be found by clicking Install Certificate.

If you are reconfiguring an existing Mail account, start with number 5 below.

1. From the Mail menu bar, click Mail and then click Preferences.
   
   
   
   
   
2. The Welcome to Mail dialog will be displayed. Enter your name and other information as shown in the following example. Use the blue arrow keys to the right of the Account Type box to view and select IMAP. Be sure that the Incoming and Outgoing servers appear as shown below. When everything is filled out correctly, click OK.
   

   

   
   
3. Mail will now try to connect with the HSU Mail Server to verify the user and password you entered. If an error occurs, click Go Back and make sure that the user name and password were entered correctly.
   

   
   

   
   
4. You will be asked if you want to import mailboxes from another email client. Click Yes or No as desired. If you click Yes, additional information will be requested concerning the email client and the mailboxes you want to import. Follow the instructions provided on the screen.
   

   
   

   
   
5. The main Mail window will appear once your basic account information has been entered. You still have a few more changes to make to enable your Mail account to be used for HSU email.
   
   Click Mail again from the menu bar, and then click Preferences. In the Outgoing Mail Server section at the bottom of the window, click Server Settings as shown.
   

   
   

   
   
6. Verify that the Outgoing Mail Server is shown as smtp.humboldt.edu. Change the Server Port to 587.
   

   

   
   If you are off campus, use the arrows to the right of the Authentication box and click to select Password. On-campus users, be sure that the Authentication box reads None. Click OK.
   
   
7. Back at the Account window, click the Advanced tab as shown.

   
   

   
   
8. In the bottom half of the Advanced window, click the box marked Use SSL. The Port number should automatically change to 993.
   

   
   

   
   
9. Click to Close the Account window. You will be asked if you want to save the changes you made. Click Save to complete the setup process.