Setting up Apple Mail v3.x on Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard)

 

Follow the steps below to use Apple Mail v3.x on UConn's Exchange Server.


Go to the Mail menu and select the Preferences command.

 
Mac OS menubar with Mail selected and drop-down menu with Preferences... command chosen

Select the Accounts section from the top row, then click the + / plus sign at the bottom left of the corner to begin account configuration.

 

In the Add Account section enter the following information, then click Continue:

Full Name

Your name

E-mail Address

first.last@uconn.edu

Password

your Exchange password

 

 
Apple Mail's Add Account window with Full Name, Email Address, and Password fields showing


In the Incoming Mail Server section enter the following information, then click Continue.

Account Type

Exchange

Description

UConn Exchange

Incoming Mail Server

exchange.uconn.edu

User Name Your NetID here
Password Your Exchange password
Outlook Web Access Server exchange.uconn.edu

 

 
Apple Mail's Incoming Server dialog with Account Type, Description, Incoming Mail Server, User Name, Password, and Outlook Web Access Server fields showing

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In the Incoming Mail Security section enter the following information, then click Continue.

Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

checked

Authentication

Password

 

 
Apple Mail's Incoming Mail Security dialog with Use SSL box checked and Authentication set to Password

In the Outgoing Mail Server section enter the following information, then click Continue.

Description

UConn SMTP

Outoing Mail Server

smtp.uconn.edu

Use only this server

unchecked

Use Authentication unchecked

 

 
Apple Mail's Outgoing Mail Server dialog with Description, Outgoing Mail Server fields showing


In the Account Summary section you should see the following. If correct, then click Create. If incorrect, click Go Back and correct.

Account Description

UConn Exchange

Full Name

Your Name Here

Email Address

first.last@uconn.edu

User Name

Your NetID Here

Incoming Mail Server

exchange.uconn.edu

Outgoing Mail Server

smtp.uconn.edu

SSL

off

Take account online

checked

 

 
Apple Mail's Account Summary dialog

 

 
         
  Last Updated: February 26, 2008

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