Integrating the University E-Mail Account in macOS

  • Detailed Instructions

    1. Open Internet Accounts Menu

    Open your system settings and click on the "Internet Accounts" icon. Click on the plus icon (bottom left) and select "Add Another Account".

    1. Open Internet Accounts Menu
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    2. Select Mail Account

    Select "Mail Account".

    2. Select Mail Account
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    3. Enter User Credentials

    Please enter the following information to add the new e-mail account:

    • Full name: First name Last name (sender name of outgoing e-mails)
    • Email Address: Your university e-mail address (YourWWU-ID@uni-muenster.de)
    • Password: Your WWU password
    Click on "Login".

    3. Enter User Credentials
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    4. Enter Server Information

    • User Name: Your WWU ID
    • Password: Your WWU password
    • Account Type: IMAP
    • Incomming Server: imap.uni-muenster.de
    • Outgoing Server: secmail.uni-muenster.de

    4. Enter Server Information
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    5. Select Mail

    Select "Mail".

    5. Select Mail
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    6. Further Options

    Click on "Further options...".

    6. Further Options
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    7. IMAP Path Prefix

    Please add "Mail" as Path Prefix and confirm your entry. Now you can open Mail and the university e-mail account will be displayed in the list.

    7. IMAP Path Prefix
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    8. Adjust outgoing server settings

    Go to "Mail" - "Preferences" - "Accounts" - "server settings". For the outgoing mail server, you only enter your WWU ID as the user name (the complete e-mail address is incorrectly entered there when the account is created).

    8. Adjust outgoing server settings
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