{"id":186,"date":"2020-09-11T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kbnco.names.dev.pdunsford.localdev\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=186"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:56:12","slug":"how-to-set-up-a-pop3-account-in-mac-mail","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-set-up-a-pop3-account-in-mac-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up a POP3 account in Mac Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This article will demonstrate how to setup a new POP account in Mac Mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Please note that Names.co.uk does not support 3rd party email applications, and therefore these guides are provided out of courtesy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before proceeding with the setup of your email account we recommend that you login to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/webmail.names.co.uk\/\">Webmail<\/a>&nbsp;first using your email address and email password. This is to ensure that you are using the correct login credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are unsure of your email password please use the following guide to reset it:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-change-your-email-password\/\">How to reset my email password<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also need to ensure that you have purchased our&nbsp;<strong>Authenticated SMTP<\/strong>&nbsp;package &#8211; without it you will be unable to complete the setup. To upgrade to this service please either use the&nbsp;<strong>Upgrade Options<\/strong>&nbsp;within your Control Panel, or call our team on&nbsp;<strong>0345 363 3634<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know your email password and have activated Authenticated SMTP, let&#8217;s proceed with the setup in Mac Mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have opened Mac Mail, click on&nbsp;<strong>Mail &gt; Add Account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MacMailaddaccount.png\" alt=\"mac mail add account\" title=\"mac mail add account\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next select the option for&nbsp;<strong>Other Mail Account<\/strong>, and click&nbsp;<strong>Continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/othermailaccount.png\" alt=\"mac mail other mail account\" title=\"mac mail other mail account\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter a Display Name, your Email Address and your Email Password, and click&nbsp;<strong>Sign in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/logindetails.png\" alt=\"mac mail login details\" title=\"mac mail login details\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will now need to enter the following server information, and click&nbsp;<strong>Sign in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/serversettingspop.png\" alt=\"mac mail imap settings\" title=\"mac mail imap settings\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your POP email account setup is now complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-nco-info-block\"><p class=\"nco-info-block-content\"><strong>Important Note \u2013 Moving from POP3 to IMAP<\/strong><br><br>Switching an email account from <strong>POP3<\/strong> to <strong>IMAP<\/strong> changes how your emails are <strong>stored<\/strong>, <strong>synchronised<\/strong>, and <strong>deleted<\/strong>.<br><br>With <strong>IMAP<\/strong>, emails remain stored on the <strong>mail server<\/strong> and are mirrored across <strong>all devices<\/strong>. Any action taken in one location \u2014 such as <strong>deleting<\/strong>, <strong>moving<\/strong>, or <strong>organising<\/strong> messages \u2014 will automatically apply everywhere. Deleting an email on your phone, for example, will also delete it from your desktop and <strong>webmail<\/strong>.<br><br>Under <strong>POP3<\/strong>, emails are downloaded to a <strong>single device<\/strong> and can be <strong>removed from the server<\/strong>. Deleting a message only affects that device, which can create differences between devices but also prevents global deletion.<br><br>Changing from a <strong>POP3 connection to IMAP will result in existing locally stored emails not being present on the server<\/strong>, and messages can be <strong>permanently deleted or lost if they are not backed up beforehand<\/strong>, depending on how the email client is configured.<br><br>To prevent <strong>permanent data loss<\/strong>, you <strong>must create a full backup of your mailboxes before making this change<\/strong>. If you are unsure how to back up your emails, <strong>additional guidance or managed assistance may be available<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article will demonstrate how to setup a new POP account in Mac Mail. Please note that Names.co.uk does not support 3rd party email applications, and therefore these guides are provided out of courtesy. 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