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Setting up a secured IMAP account with Apple Mail on Mac OS X

As an alternative to the automatic setup of an Exchange account, you can also choose to set up your Exchange mailbox with Apple Mail as a POP or IMAP account.

To ensure that your in-house emails are not transmitted unsecured, the Microsoft® Exchange product offers only secure access via IMAPS.

The setup is done in Apple Mail via the menu item “Mail”. Then select the entry “Add account”.

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In the following dialog, select the option “Add another mail account…”.

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In the dialog box “Add email account”, please enter your first and last name, your email address, and your personal password for your Exchange mailbox.

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In the following dialog, select the server type: either POP or IMAP.

  • Then enter the name of the incoming mail server.
  • telekom-cloudcenter.de (for retrieval via POP3)
  • telekom-cloudcenter.de (for retrieval via IMAP).

Also enter your username and personal password. Then click on “Next”.

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In the following dialog box, enter smtps.telekom-cloudcenter.de as the outgoing mail server. Once again, enter your username and personal password.

Click on “Create” to complete the setup.

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