How to Access Your E-mail using Mail 3.5 in OS X Leopard

  1. Before you begin please take note of the following
    1. You will need to have the SSU IT Certificate Installed on your computer in order to avoid an error when receiving email. Please refer to the Certificate page for more information.
    2. Seawolf ID refers to your student/staff/faculty LDAP/PeopleSoft ID. If you are not sure what your Seawolf ID is then please contact the IT Help Desk at 664-HELP.
  2. Launch Mail (Eagle Stamp Icon) from your Dock.
  3. If the "Welcome to Mail" window comes up follow the directions below, otherwise skip to this section by clicking here.
  4. For "Full Name" enter your name (e.g. John Smith) into the box as you would like it to appear when you send people messages.
  5. For "E-mail Address" enter your Sonoma e-mail address (i.e. seawolfid@sonoma.edu for Staff/Faculty/Student) into the box.
  6. Enter you Seawolf ID Password in the Password field. OS X Mail Welcome Screen
  7. Click the "Continue" button.
  8. Choose IMAP or POP for account type. Here is an explanation of the difference between IMAP and POP.
  9. Put in the incoming server, username and if you want password.
    1. Description: SSU Email
    2. Incoming Mail Server: Mail.sonoma.edu
    3. User: seawolfid
    4. Pass: xxxxx
      10. Leopard Mail second setup window
  10. Click continue.  You may receive an error message. Click continue again.
  11. Outgoing Server Settings
    1. Description: SSU SMTPS
    2. Outgoing Mail Server: smtps.sonoma.edu
    3. Use Authentication: checked
    4. User Name: seawolfid
    5. Password: xxxxxx
  12. Click Continue
  13. Click Create
  14. Click on "Mail" from the top menu and select "Preferences".
  15. Click on the Accounts Tab.
  16. Click on the Advanced Tab and in the IMAP Path Prefix type "INBOX"
    17. OS X Mail Advanced tab in Accounts
  17. Click on the Red X in the top left of the Accounts Window. Click Save when Prompted.
  18. If you click on Get Mail and nothing shows up in your Inbox after a couple minutes then please review the previous instructions and contact the Help Desk if you still need assistance.

For faculty or staff that are using a computer set up by IT follow the directions bellow to configure your email.

  1. You have probably already opened Mail but if not please click on the Stamp Icon in the Dock of your computer.
  2. Then click on the Mail menu in the top left of the screen and select Preferences.
  3. Click on Accounts
    4. OS X Mail Change Default Configuration preference page
  4. Change the Email Address, Full Name, User Name, and optionally Password Field.
  5. Click on the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop down menu and select Edit Server List.
    6. OS X Mail SMTP Configuration Page
  6. Change the port number if it is not already changed to port 587.
  7. Change the User Name and optionally Password field.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Then Click on the Red X button in the top left of the Mail Accounts Window and click on Save when prompted.
  10. Click on Get Mail and wait for a couple of minutes. If you don't see any new mail then please call the Help Desk at 664-HELP

You are done!