Apple Mail

The E-mail program included with Mac OS X

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Contents

How to setup BishopMail on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
How to setup BishopMail on Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
How to setup the OWU Directory in Apple Mail
Related Links
External Links

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How to set up BishopMail using IMAP on Apple Mail 3.0 (Mac OS X Leopard)

(Scroll down if you have older versions of Mac OS and Apple Mail...)

1. Click Mail | Preferences…
2. On the Accounts tab, click the + button to add a new account.
3. Fill in the new window with the following information:
   • Full Name: [your name]
   • E-mail Address: your full e-mail address (username@owu.edu)
   • Password: your OWU e-mail password
   • Important: please deselect the box next to ‘Automatically set up account’
4. Click Create.
5. Fill in the following Incoming Mail Server information:
   • Account Type: Select IMAP
   • Incoming Mail Server: Change this to imap.gmail.com
   • User Name: your full e-mail address (username@owu.edu)
   • Password: your OWU e-mail password
6. Click Continue.
7. Enter the following Outgoing Mail Server information:
   • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.gmail.com
   • Use Authentication: selected
   • User Name: your full OWU e-mail address (username@owu.edu)
   • Password: your OWU e-mail password
8. Click Continue.
9. Review your Account Summary, and click Create.

How to set up BishopMail using IMAP on Apple Mail 2.0 (Mac OS X Tiger)

1. Open Apple Mail.
2. Click ‘Mail,’ and select ‘Preferences…’
3. Open the ‘Accounts’ tab, and click the plus sign (+) along the bottom to add a new account.
4. Select ‘IMAP’ in the ‘Account Type’ drop-down menu.
5. Enter your name and OWU e-mail address (username@owu.edu) in the appropriate fields, then click ‘Continue.’

1. Enter ‘imap.gmail.com’ next to ‘Incoming Mail Server’; enter your full OWU e-mail address (username@owu.edu) next to ‘User Name’; enter your OWU e-mail password; then click ‘Continue.’

1. For Outgoing Mail Server, enter ‘smtp.gmail.com’; select ‘Use Authentication’; enter your full OWU e-mail address (username@owu.edu) next to ‘User Name’; and enter your OWU e-mail password. Then click ‘Continue.’

1. If setup is successful, you’ll see the screen below. Then just click ‘Done.’

1. Click the ‘Server Settings…’ button.

1. Verify that ‘Outgoing Mail Server’ is smtp.gmail.com:username@owu.edu.
2. Verify that ‘Server port’ is 587.
3. Verify that ‘Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)’ is checked.
4. Enter your full OWU e-mail address next to ‘User Name,’ enter your password, and click ‘OK.’

1. Click ‘Advanced’ and check the box next to ‘Use SSL.’ (The port changes to ‘993.’)

How to set up the OWU Directory in Apple Mail

1. Choose Mail > Preferences, and then click Composing.
2. Select “Automatically complete addresses” and then click the Configure LDAP button.
3. Click the Add (+) button to add an LDAP server.
4. Enter OWU Directory in the Name field, and ldap.owu.edu in the Server field. In the search base field enter ou=Accounts,dc=owu,dc=edu. Leave all the other fields as they appear.
5. Click Save to enable the directory, and close Mail preferences.

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Related Links

BishopMail

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External Links

Apple Mail Support

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