This resolved my problem Hope it solves yours. What had me confused is that there are actually TWO DIFFERENT places within Mail Preferences where you check the SSL box.once for Incoming and once for Outgoing Mail. Once I filled everything in here, my issue of sending emails was resolved. I had check 'Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), then I had to choose 'Password' as the type of Authentication, and I had to fill in my user name and password. NOTE: Type the following commands carefully as the backspace key is interpreted as a character by the Telnet Client software. Once I opened this Advanced window, all my problems were here, as nothing was filled in! I had to choose 'Use default Ports (25,465,587). Select the duplicate server, then click below the list. If you have multiple servers with the same name, you will need to remove the duplicates. Editing Incoming/Outgoing settings in Sierra and High Sierra Open the Apple Mail application by clicking Mail in the top menu bar. Choose this.Īfter I chose Edit SMTP Server list, at the next window half way down the window it says 'Account Information' or 'Advanced'. Then click the menu next to Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP), and select Edit SMTP Server List Select the server in use by your account. If you hold down the bar to the right, one of the choices is Edit SMTP Server List. This is what solved my problem, bear in mind that I am using OSX 10.8.1, so these steps may not be exactly what you see in your Mail program if you are working with an earlier version of OSX.Īssuming all information on this main page correct, I went down to where it says Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP). Dakoolist's suggestion did not resolve my problem of sending emails and my SMTP being 'offline'.

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