Computing Topics --> Help With Application Programs --> Suites --> Microsoft Office --> Configuring SeaMonkey To Access Your University E-mail On A Mac -->

Configuring SeaMonkey To Access Your University E-mail On A Mac

This web page will guide you through configuring SeaMonkey 1.1.x so that you can use it to send and receive e-mail through your University e-mail account.

If you have a version of SeaMonkey other than 1.1.x, you can download SeaMonkey 1.1.7 or higher from the SeaMonkey Download and Releases page.

Once you have SeaMonkey 1.1.x installed on your computer, do the following:

1. Open SeaMonkey.
2. Click on Window from the Menu Bar, and choose Mail and Newsgroups.

3. When the SeaMonkey e-mail client appears you will need to check to see if the New Account Setup wizard launches. If it does, skip to step 4.
4. If the wizard does not launch, in the menu bar of the e-mail client window, click on Edit and then choose Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
5. Click on the Add Account button in the Account Settings window to create a new account.

   

6. Leave the first choice (E-mail account) selected, then click the right arrow button.
7. Type your full name in the Your Name field of the Identity window.
8. Type your e-mail address in then the E-mail Address field.
9. Click the right arrow button.

   

10. Click the IMAP radio button (in the Server Information window) as the type of incoming server you are using.
11. In the Incoming Server: field, type in the appropriate incoming mail server for your account.

    If your e-mail account is a:

    • Mail@UMD account, use mail.umd.edu
    • WAM account, use imap.wam.umd.edu
    • Glue account, use imap.glue.umd.edu
    • Deans account, use imap.deans.umd.edu

    

12. If this is the first time you have configured SeaMonkey 1.1.x for reading e-mail, then you will also see a section for entering the name of your Outgoing Server. In the Outgoing Server field, type in the appropriate outgoing mail server for your account:

    NOTE: If you use an Internet service provider (ISP) other than the University of Maryland for Internet access, you must use your ISP's SMTP server (contact your Internet Service Provider for more information on this) instead of one of the servers listed below.

    • Mail@UMD account, use mail.umd.edu
    • WAM account, use smtp.wam.umd.edu
    • Glue account, use smtp.glue.umd.edu
    • Deans account, use smtp.deans.umd.edu

    If you do not have the option of defining your outgoing server on this screen, you will be able to do so in a later step. Click on the right arrow button to proceed.

13. In the User Name screen, make sure that the entry in the Incoming User Name field is just your Directory ID, not your entire e-mail address. Click the right arrow button.

    

14. In the Account Name screen, you can create a special name for your account as the screen suggests (in this example, we have renamed the account to Glue) or just name the account after your e-mail address. Click the right arrow button.

    

15. The last screen in the Account Wizard will show you the information you have entered. Verify that the information you entered is correct (including the Outgoing Server Name if you were able to enter that information during the wizard). If you made any mistakes, use the left arrow button to correct them.
16. Click Finish to exit the Account Wizard.

17. Click Edit from the menu bar then select Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings

18. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) link located in the left column of that window. The outgoing server settings will be displayed on the right.
19. Click the Edit button to change an existing server or the Add button to configure a new server. Make sure the Server Name is set to the appropriate outgoing server (if you were not given the option of changing the outgoing server during the Account Wizard, this is your opportunity to make the change).

    

    NOTE: If you use an Internet service provider (ISP) other than the University of Maryland for Internet access, you must use your ISP's SMTP server (contact your Internet Service Provider for more information on this) instead of one of the servers listed below.

    • Mail@UMD account, use mail.umd.edu
      • If you have a Mail@UMD account, make sure that the Use name and password checkbox is checked, that your Directory ID appears in the User Name box, and that Use secure connection: is set to TLS.
    • WAM account, use smtp.wam.umd.edu
    • Glue account, use smtp.glue.umd.edu
    • Deans account, use smtp.deans.umd.edu

20. Click the OK button.
21. On the left-hand column you should see the name you gave your e-mail account, e.g., Glue (you may have to restarted SeaMonkey to see this name).
22. Click on the Server Settings entry beneath your server name. On the right side of the window, you will see the Use secure connection. Click the SSL radio button to select it.
23. Change the When I delete a message drop down menu setting from the default setting to one of the other two options as the default setting of moving deleted mail to a Trash folder does not work properly with our e-mail systems.

    

24. To make your university account your primary e-mail account in SeaMonkey, click on the Set as Default button near the lower left corner of the window. By doing this, you are telling SeaMonkey that you want it to check for new messages on your account every time you open the SeaMonkey e-mail client.
25. Click on the OK button to finish configuring your e-mail settings. You will return to the main SeaMonkey e-mail window. In the left column of the window, you should see the name of the e-mail account you just created.
26. Click on the triangle to the left of the account name (Glue) to reveal the Inbox folder for your account, then click on the Inbox link.
27. Type your password (Directory password) and click OK.

Your e-mail messages and any e-mail folders you have will soon appear. You can now use SeaMonkey 1.1.x to send and receive e-mail messages.