Newcomers: How to set up Mail.app for mail Mail.ru, Yandex and Gmail

One of the key innovations OS X Lion - is fully updated email client. Mail.app changed externally and internally: Related messages are now automatically grouped together in the "Conversations" Search tokens help most to find the right message and the Favorites bar provides quick access to the most important folders.

New Mail.app is so good that I enjoyed almost seven years, the Gmail web versions, completely transferred to epplovskoe desktop application. The speed of the program, responsive interface and deep integration with the operating system please every day.

In this post I would like to tell you how to set up Mail.app work with popular e-mail services. The reason for writing the post become readers' questions on Twitter and VKontakte. Hopefully, the article will be helpful.

Gmail

Mail.app developers have included in the application information about how to configure some of the most popular email service in the world. Russian postal workers there, but if you use Gmail or Yahoo, consider that lucky.

When you're in Safari for the first time are authorized to Gmail page, a window appears with a short the message: you do not want to use Mail.app, iCal calendar, and IM-client iChat to work with account on Google? You have to just enter the login and password information.

Easy setup just struck. It is not necessary to specify the server to receive / send messages, ports, etc. Just login and password.

If Gmail is configured to work with IMAP, in Mail.app you will have recreated the entire hierarchy of labels / folders. Mailer will start downloading emails, and this procedure can take a long time. After downloading, you will notice the fan noise is likely. It began Spotlight indexing new content. After a couple of hours of computer work is back to normal.

Yandex

FROM by YandexAs with all other services will have to tinker a bit. In the "File" menu, choose "Add Account". Specify the name, address and your password:

On the next screen, we will be asked to select the protocol and specify the incoming mail server data. I use the IMAP protocol (it has several advantages compared to POP), so I chose it. server address for incoming mail: imap.yandex.ru

In the Outgoing Mail smtp.yandex.ru specify a server. You should also put a checkbox beside the point "Use authentication".

A window will appear in which you will be informed settings previously entered. After clicking the button "Create», Mail.app creators a new account. However, this setting is not completed. As stated in the certificate of "Yandex", you need to change some parameters. Open the settings window Mail.app (File → Preferences or Command-,). Choose the list of the accounts that you just created (Yandex). In the "Account Properties" at the bottom of the screen, there is an item "Server outcome. Mail (SMTP). Click on vypodayuschemu list, select the "Re. a list of SMTP-servers. "

You need to go to the "Advanced" tab. Check this item to "use a random port." As a port, specify 465. Save the settings by clicking "OK".

Now select the tab "Add-ons". Here it is necessary to specify the port (993), check the "Use the SSL» and put daw "to consider when checking for new messages."

Mail.ru

Mail.ru before the proposed work for IMAP, but now I can not find confirmation, even in the certificate mentioned only old POP protocol. Well, then we will work with him.

Create a new account: File → Add Account. Specify the name, address, and password.

As the protocol specify POP, incoming mail server pop.mail.ru (if the mail is from a different domain, such as inbox.ru, then specify pop.inbox.ru, list.ru - pop.list.ru etc.

Then specify the parameters of the outgoing mail server:

Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.mail.ru (If mail on list.ru, then - smtp.list.ru, if bk.ru - smtp.bk.ru etc.).

Put the check "to use authentication."

This, in fact, that's all. Almost ready to go.

Among all postal services, I prefer Gmail. Choice is caused by a reliable spam filter, more safety (if you enable 2-step authentication), a large volume of mailbox. It would be great if you tell us about your impressions from Mail.app. What do you like and what is not? :-)

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