Adding a New IMAP Account

First Time User

If you are already using mail, see Existing User below.
The first time you start mail, a dialog will appear requesting your account information:

  1. Enter your name.
  2. Enter your full email address, i.e. joe_hill@autistici.org .
  3. Incoming and SMTP servers should be "mail.autistici.org" and "smtp.autistici.org" respectively.
  4. Select "IMAP" account type
  5. Your username coincides with your email address, in this case, "joe_hill@autistici.org".
  6. VERY IMPORTANT! If you plan to set up secure connections, do not enter your correct password, because it will be transmitted over the internet in "clear text". Enter an incorrect password here. You will occasionally get a dialog box requesting your password when mail attempts to check your mail. Ignore it until you finish setting up the secure connections. Just hit cancel when these messages appear.
  7. Select "OK".
An error message will appear, but just click continue:

Existing User

This section is for adding an account profile if you have already been running Apple Mail. Users who just configured an account in the First Time User section should skip this.

  1. Select menu item Mail > Preferences...
  2. Select the Accounts tab.
  3. Click on the + button in the lower-left corner of the screen.
  4. For account type, select IMAP.
  5. Enter a description (it can be anything, we suggest your email address).
  6. Enter your full email address, i.e. joe_hill@autistici.org.
  7. Your incoming mail server is mail.autistici.org
  8. Your user name is your A/I address.

Managing Account Settings

In this section, we assume you have the preferences window open. To do so:

  1. Select menu item Mail > Preferences...

Setup Encryption For Receiving Mail

  1. Click on Accounts and select your riseup email account
  2. Now select the Advanced tab.
  3. Click "Automatically sychronize changed mailboxes"
  4. Click "Use SSL"

Setup Encryption For Sending Mail

  1. Click On "Account Information"
  2. Make sure that your SMTP server is set to smtp.autistici.org Note for existing mail users: You will need to select "Add Server" from the SMTP pull-down menu.
  3. If it is, select "Server Settings"
  4. For Server Port, put 25 or 465. We recommend using port 465, because many ISPs block port 25.
  5. Select Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
  6. Set Authentication to Password
  7. Now, enter your correct user name and your correct password.
  8. Select OK.

Complete the Setup!

Now, simply enter you correct password in the password box. Your password will be encrypted when sent to the riseup server to send and receive email.

When using secure connections, you will likely receive an error message that the Autistici/Inventati certificate is not trusted. Visit our certificates page for detailed instructions on how to configure your computer to work well with our certificates.

Original Tutorial by riseup