

It assumes that you have already followed the basic instructions to set up Apple Mail using POP3 (if you're using IMAP, none of this is necessary because IMAP leaves mail on the server by default).īefore you continue, you should enter your email address (the address you want to set up in Apple Mail) in the box above. Locate the Mail folder, right-click or Control-click it, and select 'Get Info.
#Macos server mail how to
This page explains how to set up Mail to leave a copy of each message on the server. This article will help you to set up your Open-Xchange (POP/IMAP) mailbox in Mail (Apple Mail or Mail app) version 13 on macOS Ventura. You can also do this if you want your old incoming mail to be permanently stored in our backup system (see "E-mail backups" on our backup policy page for more details).

If you don't set up Mail to leave your messages on the server, it will delete the messages as soon as it connects to read mail, and the other program (or Webmail) won't be able to see the messages.

In a future release of macOS Server, Apple will go further and remove the deprecated services entirely. If you’ve already configured one of the deprecated services, you’ll be able to keep using it in that update. You'll want to do this if you read email in Mail and another program (or our Webmail system). In an update to macOS Server due in spring 2018, Apple will deprecate ten services by hiding them on new installations. With the Apple Mail application, it's possible to leave a copy of each message on the mail server after you read it. If you’re using an older version of Apple Mail, such as the version included with Mac OS X “El Capitan” or “Yosemite”, see Leaving Mail on the Server with Apple Mail in “El Capitan” and Earlier instead. This page is for the macOS “Sierra”, “High Sierra”, “Mojave”, “Catalina”, “Big Sur”, “Monterey” and “Ventura” (2016 and later) versions of Apple Mail.
