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--- mail.app_under_macos_x [2020/06/26 07:34] – created peteyboy
+++ mail.app_under_macos_x [2023/06/20 03:53] (current) – Update procedure for setting up Mail.app in macOS (13.4) erici
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-====== Mozilla Thunderbird ======
+====== Mail.App under Macos X ======
-These instructions should work for any recent Thunderbird (version 68 and up)
+  * Open Mail.app
+  * Mail > Add account
-  * Tools -> Account Settings -> Add Mail Account
+  * Select "Other Mail Account..." and click "Continue"
-  * Your name: Your Name (ex. Bill Gates)
+  * Enter your Email Address and SDF password.
-  * Email address: your email address (ex. amrowsell@sdf.org)
+  * 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>
-  * Password: your normal shell login password
+  * Click Sign In. Check box for Mail. Uncheck box for Notes. Click Done.
-  * Click Continue and then click Manual Config
+OK, now you can receive mail but not send.
-  * 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.
+  * 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".