Set Up for POP (Apple Mail)

Note: This page covers first time user instructions for configuring their e-mail client to use POP (Post Office Protocol) for Apple Mail. The instructions provided only cover the latest version of that particular client we support. Instructions for previous versions may be similar, but not exact.

1. Select Mail > Preferences….
2. Click Accounts. A window similar to the following will appear:
   

   Apple Mail Preferences-Accounts

3. Click the plus + button in the lower left portion of the window. A window similar to the following will appear:
   

   Apple Mail Preferences-Account Information Tab (POP)

   1. Select POP from the Account Type: drop-down menu.
   2. Type a descriptive name into the Description: field.
   3. Type your e-mail address into the Email Address: field. Use your alias@northwestern.edu, e.g. b-mcgee@northwestern.edu
   4. Type your full name, nickname, or whatever you prefer into the Full Name: field.
   5. Type the name of your mail server into the Incoming Mail Server: field. Your mail server is one of the following:
      • merle.it.northwestern.edu
      • lulu.it.northwestern.edu
      • casbah.it.northwestern.edu
      • hecky.it.northwestern.edu

        Note: Some departments have their own mail servers. If your mail server is not listed above, see your UNITS representative for the name of your mail server.

   6. Type your NetID into the User Name: field.
   7. Select your mail server from the Outgoing mail Server: drop down menu. Note: If if you are connecting to NUNet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than Northwestern, you need to obtain the name of your ISP's SMTP server and select it from the Outgoing mail Server: drop down menu if you meet all of the following conditions:
      • You have an e-mail account on casbah, lulu, hecky or merle.
      • You use a third-party Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as America Online or InterAccess, or a cable modem/DSL to access the Internet.
      • You send mail to persons outside of NUNet (northwestern.edu).
4. Click the Special Mailboxes tab. A window similar to the following will appear:
   

   Apple Mail Preferences-Special Mailboxes Tab (POP)

   1. Select Never from the Erase copies of sent messages when: drop down menu.
   2. Select Never from the Erase messages in the junk mailbox when: drop down menu.
   3. Check Move deleted messages to a separate folder.
   4. Select Quitting Mail from the Erase deleted messages when: drop down menu.
5. Click the Advanced tab. A window similar to the following will appear:
   

   Apple Mail Preferences-Advanced Tab (POP)

   1. Check Enable this account if it is unchecked.
   2. Check Include when automatically checking for new mail if it is unchecked.
   3. Check Remove copy from server after retreiving a message if it is unchecked.
   4. Select Right away from the drop down menu.
   5. Check Use SSL.
   6. Select Password from the Authentication: drop down menu.
6. Close the window to save your changes.