Apple Mail

Most Mac users on campus are using the "Mail" application to send, receive and manage email. If you have your own personal Mac portable or desktop computer, you can set up Mail to check your GC email. Here are the essential configuration details.

• Account Type: IMAP
• Incoming Mail Server: mail.goshen.edu
• Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.goshen.edu
• Make sure to select the "Use Authentication" and type in your GC username and password
• Refer to the below screen shots for set-up assistance

Once these basic settings are in place, you will be able to receive mail. Sending mail may still not work if you are using 10.4 (Tiger). If it does not, click on the Mail menu, select Preferences and click on the Accounts section. Select the account you just set up, and for Outgoing Mail Server click the Server Settings button. Set Server Port to 465, and select Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Authentication should be set to Password.

There is some additional advanced setup you can do to make Mail function better especially if you are accessing your GC email account from more than one computer. We recommend that you store "Drafts" and "Sent" mail on the server; that way you have access to these files from wherever you are checking email, including webmail. We also recommend that you do NOT store Trash on the server, since it will contribute towards your email quota. And one more thing... in Mail Preferences > Accounts on the "Advanced" tab, set IMAP Path Prefix to: INBOX. Port should be set to 993.