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Apple Mail
Scope of document – Change your auroville.org.in email account in Mail on your Apple Macintosh. 
Account username / email address :  username@auroville.org.in (example)
Incoming mail server : pop.auroville.org.in Port : 110
Outgoing mail server : smtp.auroville.org.in Port : 25
Alternate Outgoing mail server port : 587
 
(Please make sure there are no spaces or typing mistakes in your username, password or the server names)

Instructions to create a new Apple Mail setup. 

Start <Mail> from Dock or the Applications folder.
 
(Note: If there are no other email settings or you are starting the Mail software for the first time you may skip to Step 2)
 
Step 1
 
Got to File > Add Account
 
 
 

 Image 1
 
Step 2 (image 2 and 2a)
 
Type the following,
 
Full Name: Full Name
Email Address: username@auroville.org.in (example)
Password : your password
 

 Image 2

Please click <Connect> as shown in image 2a. (ignore certificate warning)
 

 Image 2a

Step 3
 
Fill in the following,
 
Description : username@auroville.org.in (describes your account info)
Incoming Mail Server : pop.auroville.org.in
User Name : username@auroville.org.in
Password : your password
 
Click <Continue>
 

 Image 3

Set / confirm the following as shown in image 3a
 
Authentication : Password
 

 Image 3a
 
Step 4
 
Fill in the following as shown in image 4
 
Description : username@auroville.org.in (describes your account info)
Outgoing Mail Server : smtp.auroville.org.in
Tick on (enable) ‘Use only this server’
Tick on (enable) ‘Use Authentication’
User Name : username@auroville.org.in
Password : your password
 
Click <Continue>
 

 Image 4
 
Confirm Outgoing Mail Security setting as shown in image 4a,
 
Authentication : Password
 
Click <Continue>
 
 
 Image 4a

Step 5
 
Account Summary should be as shown in image 5
 
Click <Create>
 

 Image 5
 
 
Step 6
 
Got to Mail > Preferences
 
 
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Step 7
 
Select ‘@ Accounts’ and then select your auroville.org.in email account in the left column as shown in image 7
  

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Step 8
 
Click ‘Advanced’ as shown in image 8
 
Here you may set the following,
 
-  Enable this account (should be ticked on if you want to send and receive email using this account)
-  Include when automatically checking for new messages (should be on)
-  Remove copy from server after retrieving a message (Gives you control over how long the message is stored on the server after you have downloaded it to your computer.) This setting allows you to leave a copy of the email on the server so you may download the same email on another computer or view it using webmail access through a web browser e.g. Safari or Firefox
 

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