mail.app_under_macos_x []

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====== Mail.App under Macos X ======

  * Open Mail.app
  * Mail > Add account
  * Select “Other Mail Account…” and click “Continue”
  * Enter your Email Address and SDF password.
  * Next menu displays “Unable to verify account name of password.” Fear not! Enter Username: <your SDF username> Password: <your SDF password>, Account Type: IMAP, Incoming Mail Server: <mx.sdf.org>, Outgoing Mail Server: <mx.sdf.org>
  * Click Sign In. Check box for Mail. Uncheck box for Notes. Click Done.
OK, now you can receive mail but not send.

  * Try sending yourself an email. It won't send; it will be in the Outbox. 
  * Click on that message in the Outbox. It displays a menu entitled “Cannot send message using the server SDF.”
  * Select SDF and click “Edit SMTP Server List”.
  * Enter Username: <yourusername.sdf.org@sdf.org>, Password: <your SMTP auth password>, uncheck “Automatically manage connection settings”. Port: 587, check "Use TLS/SSL", Authentication: select “MD5 Challenge-Response”.
  * Close the window. Select SDF server and “Try with Selected Server”.