Apple Mail Configuration

Instructions on setting up Apple Mail for IMAP

Apple Mail for IMAP


Summary of Mail Settings

Mail Server Information  Advanced Settings SSL Encrypted Connection
 Incoming Mail Serverimap.mail.rice.edu  Incoming server (IMAP)  993
 Outgoing Mail Server smtp.mail.rice.edu  Outgoing server (SMTP)  465
 UsernameNetID  
 Password   ** NetID Password    

** Effective June 1, 2021 - if you changed your NetID password, Rice Google account password is linked to your NetID password.

Apple Mail settings for Rice Mail (Cyrus):

1. The IMAP account setup, click on "Mail" and then "Preferences". You will then click the "Accounts" tab then "Server Settings" tab. Make sure to uncheck the "Automatically manage connection settings" check box to see more options as show below.  Change the Port to "993".



2. In the "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" section, uncheck the "Automatically manage connection settings" check box to see more options as shown below. Make sure to change the port to "465".



3. Once you modify these settings, click "Save".



Keywords:Apple Mail IMAP   Doc ID:112759
Owner:Diane Y.Group:Rice University
Created:2021-07-30 11:44 CDTUpdated:2021-07-30 11:53 CDT
Sites:Rice University
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