Mail is an email program included with Apple's Mac OS X operating system.  Mail uses the IMAP protocol to connect to SPU's Microsoft Exchange server.

This document provides instructions for setting up Mail for use with the SPU email server.

When you first open Mail it will automatically guide you through the following steps to set up your mailbox. If this is not the first time you have used Mail, you can set up a new account from the Mail menu > Preferences > Accounts, and select the + button in the lower left-hand corner.

1. Add Account : Enter your Full Name, SPU Email Address and Password.  Click Continue.

2. Incoming Mail Server: Select Account Type: IMAP.  Enter Description: SPU.  Enter Incoming Mail Server: imaps.spu.edu.  Enter your SPU Username and Password.  Click Continue.

3. Outgoing Mail Server: Enter Description: SPU.  Enter Outgoing Mail Server: smtps.spu.edu and check Use only this server.  Check Use Authentication and enter your SPU Username and Password.  Click Continue.

4. Account Summary: Confirm that these account settings are correct.  Check Take account online, then click Create.

5. Select Mail menu > Preferences > Accounts > SPU.  Drop down the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) menu, and select Edit Server List. 

6. In the Adanced tab, confirm that Server Port is set to 587 and Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked.  Set Authentication to Password and enter your SPU Username and Password.  Click OK.

7. In the Advanced tab, confirm that Port is set to 993 and Use SSL is checked.  Confirm that Authentication is set to Password.  Close the Preferences window and save changes if prompted.  It may take several minutes to download folders and messages, depending on the size of your account.

You are now ready to start using Apple Mail!

Apple Mail uses IMAP as the protocol for connectivity to the campus Exchange Server. You may also want to review the SPU Email Server Info for more details.