Email Setup for bolinas-stinson.org

How to Configure Your Email
Program for bolinas-stinson.org

The following settings work both on and off-site:
Mac OS X Mail
General Settings for All Email Programs

Mac OS X Mail

Mail is found in the Applications folder on your Macintosh HD. Its icon
looks like a postage stamp. Open it up.
If using Mail for the first time, follow the prompt to configure
an email account. Otherwise, click on the menu labeled Mail and
select Preferences... Select Accounts then
click the + in the lower-left. Follow the steps below.

Step 1: The Account Type (below) can be either POP or IMAP. POP is used in most cases. See here for when to use IMAP.
	Substitute the short name that you use to login at BSUSD for username. For Example: kevinp@bolinas-stinson.org Kevin Pedersen kevinp@bolinas-stinson.org
Click Continue to go to Step 2
	Step 2: Again, substitute the short name that you use to login at BSUSD for username (e.g. kevinp). The password is the same one you use to login to BSUSD computers.
Click Continue to go to Step 3
	Step 3: Leave these settings unchanged.
Click Continue to go to Step 4
	Step 4: Check Use Authentication. Again, substitute the short name that you use to login at BSUSD for username (e.g. kevinp). The password is the same one you use to login to BSUSD computers.
Click Continue to go to Step 5
	Step 5: Select Password for Authentication and leave SSL unchecked.
Click Continue to go to Step 6
	Step 6: Confirm your settings.
Click Continue, then click Done and go to Step 7
	Step 7: Select Mail from the menu bar at the top of the screen and select Preferences... Select Accounts along the top of the window. Select the account you just created from the list along the left, then Account Information (in blue) if not already selected. Click the Server Settings... button (shown circled in red) and go to Step 8.
	Step 8: Change Server port to: 587   The short name you use to login at BSUSD should already be entered under User Name. The password is the same one you use to login to BSUSD computers.
Click OK, then close the Mail Preferences (Accounts) window by clicking the red circle in the upper-right. Click Save if asked. You can now start using Mail. If you selected IMAP in Step 1, repeat the above steps on each computer you use to check you email, and/or use WebMail.

General Settings for All Email
Programs

Account Type: POP or IMAP (See below for when
to use IMAP)
Incoming Mail Server (POP or IMAP): bolinas-stinson.org
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): bolinas-stinson.org
(port 587, use authentication)

Email Address: username@bolinas-stinson.org (e.g.
kevinp@bolinas-stinson.org)
Username for Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server: the
short name that you use to login at BSUSD (e.g. kevinp)
Password for Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server: the password you
use to login at BSUSD

Note that port 25 is also accepted by BSUSD's outgoing mail server, but
may be blocked by your ISP.

When to Use IMAP

Use IMAP only if:

1. You use both WebMail and a dedicated mail program (e.g. MS Outlook,
   OS X Mail, etc.)
     OR
2. You check email from a computer that does not login to the BSUSD network
   (e.g. a home computer) in addition to one or more that does.

IMAP allows you to store email in a central location so that it can be
shared among multiple computers. If you are still unsure whether or not
to use it, ask Kevin.

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