How do I setup Mac Mail to read UMBC legacy email (Cyrus)?

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Last updated: Dec 12, 2023 by William Schneider
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The following instructions are for non-Gmail accounts. For Gmail accounts, visit How do I setup Mac Mail for UMBC Gmail?



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  1. Select the Mail icon from the Dock or the Applications folder.

  2. On the "Choose a Mail account provider..." window, select "Other Mail Account..."

  3. On the "Add a Mail account" window:

    1. Enter your name.

    2. Enter your myUMBC email address.

    3. Enter your password.

    4. Click Sign in.

  4. On the next window:

    1. Confirm your myUMBC email address in the Email Address field.

    2. For User Name, enter your myUMBC username/userID.

    3. For Password, enter your myUMBC password.

    4. For the Account Type, select "IMAP".

    5. For the Incoming Mail Server, enter "imap.umbc.edu"

    6. For Outgoing Mail Server, enter "smtp.umbc.edu"

    7. Click Sign in.

    8. On the next screen, click Done.

  5. Click the Mail menu, and select "Preferences..."

  6. In the next window, click the Accounts icon, then select the UMBC entry

  7. Click on the Server Settings tab

  8. Under the Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) heading:

    1. Uncheck the option to "Automatically manage connection settings"

    2. For the Port, enter "993".

    3. Make sure Use TLS/SSL is checked.

    4. For the Authentication dropdown, select "Password".

Due to recent issues involving spamming, we recommend configuring your mail client with the following outgoing server configuration. This will ensure your sent mail does not get caught by any sites that have blacklisted our mail servers for spamming.

  1. Open Apple Mail.

  2. Click the Mail menu, and select "Preferences..."

  3. In the next window, click the Accounts icon, then select the UMBC entry

  4. Click on the Server Settings tab

  5. Under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) heading, click the Account dropdown, and select "Edit SMTP Server List..."

  6. You should already see an entry for smtp.umbc.edu. Click the "+" icon to add a new entry:

    1. For the Description, enter "GMAIL SMTP".

    2. For the User Name, enter your FULL UMBC email address (username@umbc.edu).

    3. For the Password, enter your myUMBC Password.

    4. For the Host Name, enter "smtp.gmail.com"

    5. Uncheck the option to "Automatically manage connection settings"

    6. For the Port, enter "587".

    7. Make sure Use TLS/SSL is checked.

    8. For the Authentication dropdown, select "Password".

    9. Click OK.

  7. Now back under the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) heading, click the Account dropdown, and select "GMAIL SMTP".

  8. Close the Preferences window.



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