 In order to set up a POP client, you need to know which POP server you use to read mail. Colorado College’s Incoming POP server is securemail.ColoradoCollege.edu. To send mail, the Outgoing SMTP server is smtp.coloradoCollege.edu. Note that you can only send email from a POP client if you are on-campus, or connected to CC via Virtual Private Networking (VPN). If you are off-campus and use another service provider (like Adelphia cable, DSL, AOL, etc.), you will need to use that service provider’s outgoing SMTP server to send email. You can receive POP email no matter how you connect to the Internet, as long as you have your CC username and password.
Open Mac Mail:
If this is the first time you have used Mac Mail, the configuration screen will automatically come up.
Otherwise, you’ll need to go to the Mail menu and select Preferences. Select Accounts, and click the + in the bottom left corner to create a new profile.
Fill out the information as follows (substituting your information for the Help Desk’s) using your Colorado College e-mail address and your account password and click on Continue:
Make sure that the account type is “POP”. You can add a description if you wish but it is not necessary. The Incoming Mail Server for Colorado College is:
– Incoming Server: securemail.coloradocollege.edu
Then enter your CC username and your password and click on “Continue”.
On the next screen you want to enter this for your “Outgoing Mail Server”:
– Outgoing Server: smtp.coloradocollege.edu
NOTE: Remember that if you are connecting off campus you have to use the smtp server of your internet provider!
Once you are done, click on “Continue”.
On the next screen that comes up, click on “Show Certificate”.
On this screen you need to check the box “Always Trust ‘Securemail.ColoradoCollege.edu…” so that the certificate is always accepted, and then click on “Connect”.
If you have a password set up on your local computer you will be asked to enter it now (Note: this is your personal computer password not your CC password!) and click on “OK”.
On the next screen you get an account summary – if you notice that anything is correct you need to click on “Go Back” to fix those errors. If everything is fine, just click on “Create” to create your account.
That’s it! Mac Mail is now configured to send and receive email.
NOTE: If you see a message like the following during account creation just click on Continue for now as there’s one more important step to do before it will work.
Mac Mail will now open. Go to the Mail menu and select Preferences.
Click on Accounts, and select Advanced. Then check the Use SSL checkbox and close out of the preferences, making sure to save your settings.
That’s it! Mac Mail should now be configured correctly to send and receive email.
Last revised on 06/25/08
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