Here is how to add your mailbox to the Mail app on your Mac as an IMAP account.
- Open Mail and in the menu bar choose Mail > Add Account.
- Select Other Mail Account and click Continue.
- Enter your name, full e-mail address and password and click Sign In.
- If the settings are not detected automatically, choose account type IMAP and enter the Incoming Mail Server, Outgoing Mail Server and the full e-mail address as username.
- Click Sign In and choose the apps that should use the account.
- Under Mail > Settings > Accounts > Server Settings, check that the ports and Use TLS/SSL are set correctly.
Which values apply depends on whether your mailbox belongs to a web hosting plan (cPanel) or to an e-mail package:
Web hosting mailbox (cPanel)
- Incoming (IMAP): mail.yourdomain.ch, port 993, SSL/TLS
- Alternatively POP3: mail.yourdomain.ch, port 995, SSL/TLS
- Outgoing (SMTP): mail.yourdomain.ch, port 465 SSL/TLS or 587 STARTTLS
- Username: full e-mail address; enable SMTP authentication (same credentials)
E-mail package (E-Mail Postfach / E-Mail Business)
- Incoming (IMAP): mail.hoston.ch, port 993, SSL/TLS
- Outgoing (SMTP): mail.hoston.ch, port 465 SSL/TLS or 587 STARTTLS
- Username: full e-mail address; enable SMTP authentication
