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Securing Email Connections in Mail

Secure Connection Setup for Mail

This web page will guide you through setting up Mail so that you can use it securely to send and receive e-mail. To set up the Secure Connection, do the following:

1. In Mail, choose the Mail menu, go to Preferences, click the Accounts icon and select the appropriate account from the left hand account list pane (in this case "mail.umd.edu"). Once the account is highlighted, follow these steps:
2. Click on the Server Settings... button at the bottom of the window.
3. If your outgoing mail server is mail.umd.edu, check the box next to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
   NOTE: Leave this box un-checked for WAM, Glue and Deans.
4. If your outgoing mail server is mail.umd.edu, choose Password from the Authentication pop-up menu. If your outgoing mail server is WAM, Glue or Deans, choose None.
5. In the User Name field, type your user name for your e-mail account. If you want the application to automatically send your password, type it in the Password field.
6. Click OK to continue.
7. Click on the Advanced button, then check the box next to Use SSL. Do not change the default port number.
8. Once your Accounts window looks similar to the screen above, close the window.
9. You will be asked to save the changes. Click on Save.