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Software > Email > Apple Mail > Configuration

Macintosh OS X comes with a program for managing your email called, appropriately enough, Apple Mail.

Start Mail, making sure that you have an active network connection (dial-up PPP or Ethernet). The Mail Setup dialog box will appear.

Tip: You can recall the Mail Setup dialog box at any time to set up an additional account by selecting Preferences from the Mail menu, clicking Accounts, and clicking the Add Account button (+).

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Account Information

  1. Follow the model in the screen shot to select an IMAP account called Columbia IMAP, and to enter your own Email Address, Full Name, the Incoming Mail Server, and your User Name (UNI). You will need to click the link below to find out your mail server.

    Click here to find out your mail server.

    (View instructions for a POP account instead.)

  2. Click the Options button in the Outgoing Mail Server section.

    Note: In certain versions, this button may say Server Settings...



  3. Follow the model in the screen shot to fill in the Outgoing Mail Server, check Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL), set the Authentication method to Password, and fill in your own User Name (UNI).

    Tip: If you are using a non-Columbia ISP, they may require you to use the ISP's SMTP (outgoing mail) server rather than Columbia's. AOL, RCN Cable, AT&T DSL, and EarthLink are only a few of the ISPs with special requirements in this regard. Check with your ISP for configuration instructions for outgoing mail if you use a non-Columbia ISP.

    Tip: Outgoing mail uses the default port, 25, so that should be set automatically for you.

    Tip: It is safer NOT to fill in your password here, so it is not stored on your computer.



  4. Click OK.
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Special Mailboxes


Click the Special Maiboxes tab.

Note: In certain versions, this tab is called Mailbox Behaviors.

You can set these items according to your personal preference, but note the following:
  • If you want to save copies of mail you send, check Store sent messages on the server. They will be stored in a mailbox named Sent.
  • You can also have Mail delete sent mail automatically after a pre-set period if you choose.
  • AcIS recommends that you check both boxes in the Trash section. This means that you will be able to UNDELETE messages by looking in the Trash mailbox.
  • You can have Mail empty your Trash mailbox automatically if you don't want to have to remember to do this manually.


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Advanced


Click the Advanced tab.

  1. Follow the model in the screen shot by checking the two boxes at the top and the Use SSL box at the bottom. (View instructions for a POP account instead.)
  2. The IMAP port is the default, 993, and should be filled in for you automatically.
  3. Set the authentication method to Password and click OK. You will be prompted for your password so Mail can connect to your account and retrieve your messages.

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Configure Mail to Use LDAP (The Columbia Directory)


Select Preferences from the Mail menu and click Composing.


  1. Click the Configure LDAP button.
  2. In the window that appears, click the Add button.

  3. Enter Columbia LDAP for Name and ldap.columbia.edu for Server. Click Save and then Close.
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