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Categories: Email, POP & IMAP Clients

Mac Mail Setup

In this tutorial we will be guiding you through the process of configuring email on Mac Mail. We are using Mac Mail on OS X Version 10.14 “Mojave”. If you are using a different version or operating system, these instructions may differ.

Step 1: Add Account

Launch Mac Mail, click on Mail and then select Preferences.

Step 2: Add New Account

Click the [Accounts] button at the top.   Then click on the [+] button in the lower-left corner.

Step 3: Select Account Type

From the list of providers choose Add Other Mail Account and click Continue.  

Step 4: Enter Account Information

Enter the following information: Full Name: This is the name that will appear on all outgoing mail from this account. Email Address: The full email address of your account (i.e. yourname@yourdomain.com). Password: The password of your email account.     Then click Create.  

Step 5: Manually Configure Account

The system will prompt you that manual account configuration is required. Click Next.   Enter the following information: Account Type: We recommend IMAP if you are using multiple devices. If you prefer you can choose POP instead, or if this is your only device. Mail Server: smartermail.scarabmedia.com User Name: Your full email address (i.e. yourname@yourdomain.com). Password: Your email account password.

Step 6: Enter Server Settings

Enter the following information: Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) Automatically manage connection settings: Off Port: 993 (IMAP) or 995 (POP) Use TLS/SSL: Yes Authentication: Password Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) Automatically manage connection settings: Off Port: 587 Use TLS/SSL: Yes
Categories: Email, POP & IMAP Clients

Webmail

Prior to the migration from Google Apps Legacy you can access your new BISP.net email account via webmail at https://smartermail.scarabmedia.com. As of June 1st, 2022 you can also access your webmail from https://mail.bisp.net as you have before.

Email Client Settings

To setup an email client (such as Microsoft Outlook, Windows Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, MacOS Mail, eM Client, etc.) or a mobile device (such as Apple Mail or Android) please use the settings below. You can choose to use either POP3 or IMAP.

Incoming Mail

Incoming Mail Server: smartermail.scarabmedia.com
Automatically manage connection settings: Off
Incoming Port: 993 for IMAP or 995 for POP3
Use SSL/TLS: Yes
Username: Your full email address (i.e. myname@bisp.net)
Password: Your new email password.
Authentication Type: Password

Outgoing Mail

Outgoing Mail Server: smartermail.scarabmedia.com
Automatically manage connection settings: Off
Outgoing Port: 587
Use SSL/TLS: Yes (select STARTTLS if given a choice)
Requires Authentication: Yes
Username: Your full email address (i.e. myname@bisp.net)
Password: Your new email password.
Authentication Type: Password

Please note that not all email clients will require all those settings. Some require just the username & password and will autodiscover and autoconfigure your settings, others may require Manual Setup and only use some of the settings, such as Mail Server, Port, and Username & Password. MacOS Mail is the only one that requires all the settings listed above.

POP & IMAP Clients

Categories: Email, POP & IMAP Clients

Mac Mail Setup

In this tutorial we will be guiding you through the process of configuring email on Mac Mail. We are using Mac Mail on OS X Version 10.14 “Mojave”. If you are using a different version or operating system, these instructions may differ.

Step 1: Add Account

Launch Mac Mail, click on Mail and then select Preferences.

Step 2: Add New Account

Click the [Accounts] button at the top.

 

Then click on the [+] button in the lower-left corner.

Step 3: Select Account Type

From the list of providers choose Add Other Mail Account and click Continue.

 

Step 4: Enter Account Information

Enter the following information:

Full Name: This is the name that will appear on all outgoing mail from this account.
Email Address: The full email address of your account (i.e. yourname@yourdomain.com).
Password: The password of your email account.

 

 

Then click Create.

 

Step 5: Manually Configure Account

The system will prompt you that manual account configuration is required. Click Next.

 

Enter the following information:

Account Type: We recommend IMAP if you are using multiple devices. If you prefer you can choose POP instead, or if this is your only device.
Mail Server: smartermail.scarabmedia.com
User Name: Your full email address (i.e. yourname@yourdomain.com).
Password: Your email account password.

Step 6: Enter Server Settings

Enter the following information:

Incoming Mail Server (IMAP)

Automatically manage connection settings: Off
Port: 993 (IMAP) or 995 (POP)
Use TLS/SSL: Yes
Authentication: Password

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)

Automatically manage connection settings: Off
Port: 587
Use TLS/SSL: Yes

Categories: Email, POP & IMAP Clients

Webmail

Prior to the migration from Google Apps Legacy you can access your new BISP.net email account via webmail at https://smartermail.scarabmedia.com. As of June 1st, 2022 you can also access your webmail from https://mail.bisp.net as you have before.

Email Client Settings

To setup an email client (such as Microsoft Outlook, Windows Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, MacOS Mail, eM Client, etc.) or a mobile device (such as Apple Mail or Android) please use the settings below. You can choose to use either POP3 or IMAP.

Incoming Mail

Incoming Mail Server: smartermail.scarabmedia.com
Automatically manage connection settings: Off
Incoming Port: 993 for IMAP or 995 for POP3
Use SSL/TLS: Yes
Username: Your full email address (i.e. myname@bisp.net)
Password: Your new email password.
Authentication Type: Password

Outgoing Mail

Outgoing Mail Server: smartermail.scarabmedia.com
Automatically manage connection settings: Off
Outgoing Port: 587
Use SSL/TLS: Yes (select STARTTLS if given a choice)
Requires Authentication: Yes
Username: Your full email address (i.e. myname@bisp.net)
Password: Your new email password.
Authentication Type: Password

Please note that not all email clients will require all those settings. Some require just the username & password and will autodiscover and autoconfigure your settings, others may require Manual Setup and only use some of the settings, such as Mail Server, Port, and Username & Password. MacOS Mail is the only one that requires all the settings listed above.