Configuring MOREnet-hosted E-mail in Macintosh OS X

Settings for All Clients

User Name: Complete e-mail address
       Example: johndoe@kinetic.more.net

Server Settings: Use either POP or IMAP for receiving (incoming) mail; use SMTP for sending (outgoing) mail.

MOREnet Outgoing Server (SMTP)

SMTP (with authenticated SSL encryption)

All: smtp.kinetic.more.net
Authentication is by user name (complete e-mail address) and password using SSL.
SSL uses port 465 or, in some clients, an alternate port.

MOREnet Incoming Servers (POP or IMAP)

POP, POP3 (no encryption) eMINTS: pop.teachers.emints.org All others: pop.yourdomainname

Or

IMAP (no encryption) eMINTS: imap.teachers.emints.org All others: imap.yourdomainname

Macintosh OS X Clients

If the native firewall is started with its default configuration, port 465, the port needed for outgoing SMTP communication, will be blocked. The firewall must either be turned off in Sharing System Preference or, preferably, be custom configured to allow port 465 traffic.

To configure the firewall for port 465:

1. Open Sharing System Preference and choose Firewall. Stop the firewall.
2. Click New.
3. In the Port Name list, choose Other.
4. In the Port Number box, type 465 (in 10.4, type 465 in both TCP and UDP Ports).
5. In the Description box, type Authenticated SMTP.
6. Click OK.
7. In the Allow menu, select the Authenticated SMTP check box.
8. Restart the firewall.

Eudora for Mac OS X

Support for SSL in Eudora 6.2 requires Mac OS revision 10.2 and above. These instructions have been tested with Eudora 6.2.

1. Start Eudora.
2. In the Eudora menu, choose Preferences.
3. In the Getting Started window, type your user name, e-mail address and server names.
   
   
   
   
   
4. In the left menu, click the Checking Mail icon.
5. Select your preferred Mail Protocol (POP or IMAP).
6. Confirm that Authentication is set to Passwords.
   
   
   
   
   
7. In the left menu, click the Sending Mail icon.
8. Select the Allow authentication check box.
   
   
   
   
   
9. In the left menu, click the SSL icon.
10. Confirm that SSL for POP and SSL for IMAP are set to None.
11. In the SSL for SMTP list, choose Required (Alternate Port).
12. Under Standard Port SSL Negotiation, select TLS 1.0 (Cyrus).
    
    
    
    
    
13. In the left menu, click the Ports and Protocols icon.
14. Change the SMTP port from 25 to 465.
    
    
    
    
    
15. Click OK.

Mail for Mac OS X

These instructions have been tested with versions 1.3 and 2.0.

1. Start Mail.
2. In the Mail menu, choose Preferences.
3. Under Accounts, type your name, e-mail address, incoming mail server, user name (your entire e-mail address) and password.
4. In the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) list, choose Add Server.
   
   
   
   
   
5. In the Outgoing Mail Server box, type smtp.kinetic.more.net.
6. Change Server port to 465.
7. Select the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) check box.
8. In the Authentication list, choose Password.
9. Type your entire e-mail address in the User Name box and your e-mail password in the Password box.
10. Click OK.
    
    
    
    
    
11. Click the close box in the upper left of the Preferences window and save changes when prompted.

Netscape

These instructions have been tested with version 7.2.

1. Open Netscape Mail and Newsgroups.
2. In the Edit menu, choose Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
3. In Account Settings, type your name and e-mail address.
   
   
   
   
   
4. In the left menu, click Server Settings.
5. In the Server Name box, type the appropriate pop mail server.
6. In the User Name box, type your full e-mail address .
   
   
   
   
   
7. In the left menu, click Outgoing Server (SMTP).
8. In the Server Name box, type the SMTP server name.
9. In the Port box, type 465.
10. Select the Use name and password check box.
11. In the User Name box, type your entire e-mail address.
12. Under Use secure connection, select SSL.
13. Click OK.
    
    
    

Thunderbird

These instructions have been tested with version 1.0.2.

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. In the Tools menu, choose Account Settings.
3. Type an account name and your name and e-mail address.
   
   
   
   
   
4. In the left menu, click Server Settings.
5. In the Server Name box, type the appropriate pop mail server.
6. In the User Name box, type your full e-mail address.
   
   
   
   
   
7. In the left menu, click Outgoing Server (SMTP).
8. In the Server Name box, type the SMTP server name.
9. In the Port box, type 465.
10. Select the Use name and password check box.
11. In the User Name box, type your entire e-mail address.
12. Under Use secure connection, select SSL.
13. Click OK.