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

Configuration for UConn's Central Email 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.
Apple Mail's Accounts window open with Account section selected and Account Information tab selected

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

check
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
At the main Accounts section choose Composing. Under the Addressing section, make sure automatically complete addesses is checked. Choose Configure LDAP.
Apple Mail's Account Summary dialog

Click the "+" button in the lower-left corner, and enter the following information:

Name

UConn LDAP

Server

ldap.uconn.edu
Search Base

dc=uconn,dc=edu
Port 389
Scope Subtree
Apple Mail's Account Summary dialog

Close the Preferences window and check to ensure that your Exchange account folders show up in the drawer to the left or right of the Mail's main message viewer.

Updated: 10/1/09