

When prompted click 'Save' to keep the changes.Please ensure that 'AuthSMTP' is selected in the drop-down menu next to 'Outgoing Mail Server'.You have now setup the AuthSMTP outgoing mail server.Enter the AuthSMTP Username and Password that has been emailed to you.Click on 'Authentication' and select 'MD5 Challenge-Response'.Untick 'Automatically detect and maintain account settings'.Click on the plus (+) button to add another SMTP server.Click on the 'Outgoing Mail Server' drop down menu and select 'Edit SMTP Server List.'.Click on the Mac Mail account you wish to edit, you may have multiple accounts so if you do you will need to edit each one separately.Go to the Mac 'Mail' menu and click 'Preferences'.Open Mac Mail on El Capitan by clicking the Icon.We have instructions for both default SMTP port and alternate SMTP port configurations - alternate port is generally used if your ISP blocks the normal port 25 SMTP access (as many do these days!).
#Configurin incoming and outgoing email servers on mac for optimum how to
These instructions are only for Mac Mail on El Capitan 10.11 - for other email programs please see How To Setup AuthSMTP or contact us.Only change the items specified - you should not need to change POP3 / IMAP settings.Take a note of any settings you change.These instructions assume your email account has already been setup and is collecting email correctly.

