Apple Mac Mail Email Configuration

March 22, 2024

Email

The mail client built into MacOS (Apple's desktop and notebook operating system) has seen many changes over the years as MacOS has evolved. Please refer to this link for instructions on finding the settings for your exact version: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mail/cpmlprefacctadv/16.0/mac/


Please use the following settings while configuring your MacOS mail, if asked which type of account please select other:

Incoming Mail Server Settings (IMAP)

User Name: Your full email address: example@kaslo.org

Password: Your email address password

Host Name: imap.kin.bc.ca

Automatically manage connection settings: This should be disabled which will expose the following settings:

Port: 143

Use TLS/SSL: This should be enabled

Authentication: Password


Outgoing Mail Server Settings (SMTP)

User Name: Your full email address: example@kaslo.org

Password: Your email address password

Host Name: smtp.kin.bc.ca

Automatically manage connection settings: This should be disabled which will expose the following settings:

Port: 587

Use TLS/SSL: This should be enabled

Authentication: Password