How to configure Apple Mail?

  • Start Apple Mail on your Mac computer or laptop. (For mailbox configuration on Apple iPhones, please refer to the corresponding guide.)
  • To configure a new email account, select the “Other Mail Account” option.

Email account configuration in Apple Mail step 1

  • In the “Name” field, enter the email address of the account you want to configure.
  • In the “Email Address” field, enter the email address of the account you want to configure.
  • In the “Password” field, enter the password of the email account to be retrieved.

Email account configuration in Apple Mail step 2

  • Apple Mail now performs a standard test with the most common email mailbox settings. However, this usually fails for hosting.fr mailboxes and generates the message “Username/password not verified”.

Email account configuration in Apple Mail step 3

  • Now fill in the missing information in the input mask:
    • In the “Username” field, enter the email address of the account you want to configure.
    • In the “Account Type” field, select the desired mailbox type. IMAP is recommended here for easy synchronization of your device with other email clients.
    • In the “Incoming Mail Server” field, enter mail.routing.net.
    • In the “Outgoing Mail Server” field, enter mail.routing.net.

Email account configuration in Apple Mail step 4

  • Click “Sign In”.
  • After successfully connecting to the account, select the applications that should be associated with this account.
  • Complete the configuration by clicking “Done”.

Email account configuration in Apple Mail step 5

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