Setting up Mac OS X Mail in OS 10.3.x for POP

The following instructions will setup your Macintosh OS X Mail client to access your Notre Dame email account.

1. With Mac OS X Mail Client open, from the Mail menu, select Preferences
2. Select the Accounts option at the top of Preferences
3. Click the Plus (+) sign at the bottom of the screen
4. Click on the Account Information tab at the top and enter the following information:

• Account Type: POP
• Description: Notre Dame
• E-Mail Address: Your preferred Notre Dame email alias (e.g. jdoe@nd.edu, john.a.doe.2@nd.edu, or doe.2@nd.edu)
• Full Name: Your full name
• Incoming Mail Server: pop.nd.edu
• User Name: Your NetID
• Password: Your password
• SMTP Server: smtp.nd.edu
  

5. Click on the Server Settings button and fill in the following options:

• Server Port: 587
• Check the box that says Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
• Set the Authentication method to Password
• User Name: Your NetID
• Password: Your password
  

6. Click OK on the Outgoing Mail Server settings dialog. You will then return to the main account settings dialog.
7. Next click on Advanced at the top
8. Check the box at the bottom that says Use SSL
9. Make sure that the Authentication option at the bottom is set to Password
10. Close the Preferences window and Save changes
    
    

Now you will be able to receive and send email through the Notre Dame system from almost anywhere.

To setup Mac OS X Mail to access the Notre Dame Directory:

Mac OS X Mail (OS Versions 10.0 - 10.1.5) Instructions:

1. Make sure you are in the OS X Mail client.  From the Mail menu, select Preferences...
2. If not checked, check the "Lookup addresses in network directories" option.
3. Click the Edit Server List... button.
4. Click the Add Server button.
5. Double-click under Service name and change the service name to: ND Directory
6. In the Host name field type: directory.nd.edu
7. In the Search Base field type: ou=people,dc=nd,dc=edu
8. Click Close.
9. Close the Mail Preferences dialog.

Mac OS X Mail (OS Versions 10.2 or higher) Instructions:

1. Make sure you are in the OS X Mail client.  From the Mail menu, select Preferences...
2. If not in the Composing pane, click on the Composing icon.
3. If not checked, check the Automatically complete addresses option.
4. Click the Configure LDAP... button.
5. Click the Add button.
6. Fill in the following information:
   • Name: ND Directory
   • Server: directory.nd.edu
   • Search Base: dc=nd,dc=edu
7. Click the Save button.
8. Click the Close button.
9. Close the Composing pane.

After establishing these settings you will be able to retrieve email addresses when composing new messages. There is no need to type "*" as a wildcard because it is used by default. Note however that the search is performed on the given name, family name (surname), and mail attributes, not on the common name, so finding someone by nickname or a prior family name may not be possible. Also the name returned is a composite of given name and family name and may not be the person's preferred display name.