Synopsis:
Configuration settings for the built-in Mac OS X Mail program for IMAP

Solution:

• When you open Mac Mail for the first time, or when no accounts are available, you will see the Add Account screen.
• If the Add Account screen does not launch automatically, or if you wish to add an additional account:
  • From the Mail menu at the top of the screen, select Preferences
  • On the top of the Preferences window select Accounts
  • At the bottom left of the Accounts screen, click the + button
• The Add Account screen will prompt you for your Full Name, Email Address and Password.
• You should enter in your name as you wish it to be displayed on outgoing messages, your full Princeton e-mail address(netID@Princeton.edu) and your Princeton account password then click Continue.

  

• The next screen will ask you for information regarding your Incoming Mail Server, enter in the following:
  • Account Type: IMAP
  • Description: Princeton E-Mail
  • Incoming Mail Server: imap.princeton.edu
  • User Name: Your Princeton netID
  • Password: Your Princeton account password

  

• Once the above information has been entered, click Continue.
• Ensure that Use Secure Sockets Layer(SSL) is checked and Authentication is set to Password then click Continue.

  

• The next screen will prompt you for information regarding your Outgoing Mail Server, enter in the following:
  • Description: Princeton SMTP
  • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.princeton.edu
  • Check Use Authentication
  • Username: Your Princeton netID
  • Password: Your Princeton account password

  

• Once the above information has been entered, click Continue.
• Ensure that User Secure Sockets Later(SSL) is checked and Authentication is set to Password then click Continue.

  

• Review the information you have entered and click Create.

  

• Next, from the Mail menu at the top of the screen, select Preferences.
• On the top of the Preferences window select Accounts.
• Locate the Princeton E-Mail account you have just created on the left of the screen and select it.
• On the bottom right of the screen, locate the Outgoing Mail Server section, click the drop down list and select Edit Server List...

  

• Ensuring that Princeton SMTP is selected at the top of this screen, select the Advanced Tab.
• Select the option to use a custom port and enter in 587.

  

• Click OK and close the Accounts window.
• Your Princeton E-mail should now be configured and ready for use.

Configure Mail for the Princeton LDAP Online Directory lookup

• From the Mail menu, select Preferences.
• Select Composing from the buttons at the top of the window.
• Check "automatically complete addresses," if it is not already checked and then click the Configure LDAP button.
• In the new window, click the + sign.
• On this screen, you will be prompted to enter in your LDAP server information which should be as follows:
  • Name: Princeton University
  • Server: ldap.princeton.edu
  • Port: 389
  • Search Base: o=Princeton University,c=US
  • Scope: Subtree

  

• Click Save, and then Done.
• Now the Mac Mail client will attempt to auto-complete messages as you address them.