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--- mail.app_under_macos_x [2020/06/26 07:34] – created peteyboy
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-====== Mozilla Thunderbird ======
+====== Mail.App under Macos X ======
-These instructions should work for any recent Thunderbird (version 68 and up)
-  * Tools -> Account Settings -> Add Mail Account
-  * Your name: Your Name (ex. Bill Gates)
-  * Email address: your email address (ex. amrowsell@sdf.org)
-  * Password: your normal shell login password
-  * Click Continue and then click Manual Config
-  * Incoming IMAP
-  * Incoming Server Hostname: mx.sdf.org
-  * Security: STARTTLS
-  * Port: 143
-  * Authentication: Normal password
-  * Outgoing SMTP (only works if you are MetaARPA or pay for dialup)
-  * Outgoing Server Hostname: mx.sdf.org
-  * Port 587
-  * Security: STARTTLS
-  * Authentication: Encrypted password
-  * Username: Your domain name, @sdf.org ... for example, amrowsell.sdf.org@sdf.org
-  * Click Re-Test and Create Account
-  * You will be prompted for your SMTP password the first time you go to send mail. This is the password generated by mkvpm on the command line.
+  * Open Mail.app
+  * In the Mail menu, select Preferences
+  * Click the Accounts tab
+  * Select the account on the left you wish to edit
+  * On the Account Information tab, find "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):"
+  * Click the arrows for the dropdown menu, and select Edit Server List...
+  * Make sure the server you wish to use is selected in the list, and click on the Advanced tab
+  * In the Authentication dropdown, select "MD5 Challenge-Response"
+  * Type in your SDF username in User Name field
+  * Type in your password in Password field
+  * Click ok, and close the Preferences window.