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Apple Mail (IMAP4)

How to use IMAP4 for Apple Mail

This is a sample setting by using Mail.app 12.4 on macOS Mojave (10.14).

Mail sending and receiving setting

  • If you have already used [Mail.app] and set other account, read this manual from step 1.
  • If this is first time to use [Mail.app], read this manual from step 2.
  1. Open [Preferences] from [Mail] in the menu bar.


  2. Select [Other Mail Account…] and click [Continue].


  3. If you open [Mail.app] for the first time, you will start from the following page.
    Name Your Name
    Email Address SFC-CNS Mail Address
    Password IMAP/SMTP-AUTH password


  4. Type your information.
    Email Address SFC-CNS Mail Address
    User Name SFC-CNS Login Name
    Password IMAP/SMTP-AUTH password
    Account Type IMAP
    Incoming Mail Server imap.sfc.keio.ac.jp
    Outgoing Mail Server smtp.sfc.keio.ac.jp


  5. Check "Mail".


  6. To set up detailed settings for sending and receiving, select Preferences from the Mail menu.


  7. Go to Accounts > Server Settings and uncheck Automatically manage the connection settings for incoming and outgoing Mail Server


  8. Change the incoming Mail Server port to "993", the Authentication to "Password", the outgoing Mail Server port to "587", and the authentication to "Password" and select Save.


  9. When you finish the above settings.

Method of reading IMAP4 mail offline.

Related: About IMAP4(WebMail) Service

Last-Modified: July 16, 2020

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