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Set Up E-mail with Mac OS X Mail using IMAP

Follow the steps below to configure Mac OS X Mail for use with your 1&1 e-mail account using the IMAP Protocol.

This article only applies to standard 1&1 e-mail accounts, not Exchange accounts.

The screenshots provided in this article reflect Macintosh Mail 3.6

Step 1

Open Finder and launch the Mail application.

Step 2

Click the Mail menu and select Preferences.

Select Prefrences from the Mail menu

Step 3

Click the Accounts icon at the top of the window and then click the plus sign (+) at the bottom-left of the window to add an account.

Click Accounts, then click the plus-sign

Step 4

Enter your Full Name, Email Address and Password. When finished, click the Continuebutton.

Enter your information and click Continue

Step 5

From the Account Type drop-down menu, select IMAP.

Select IMAP from the Account Type menu

Step 6

Enter a Description to differentiate the 1&1 IMAP server from others you may have added to Mac Mail.
Enter imap.1and1.com as the Incoming Mail Server
Enter your full 1&1 e-mail address as the User Name
Enter the e-mail account's Password

Click the Continue button when finished.

Enter the appropriate information and click Continue

Step 7

Enter a Description to differentiate the 1&1 SMTP server from others you may have added to Mac Mail.

Enter a Description to differentiate the 1&1 SMTP server from others you may have added to Mac Mail.
Enter smtp.1and1.com as the Outgoing Mail Server
Check the box for Use Authentication
Enter your full 1&1 e-mail address as the User Name
Enter the e-mail account's Password.

Click the Continue button when finished.

Click Continue

Step 8

Review the information entered on the the Account Summary page. If all information is correct, check the box for Take account online and click the Create button.