To setup a mail box using IMAP within Mac Mail on OSX please follow the instructions below. Note that this applies to standard and premium mailboxes only. It doesn’t cover exchange servers. This is using version 14 as its basis. In the details below replace the website URL example.com with your own. I’ve also used […]
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Thunderbird Setting up a Mail Account
Creating a new email account in the Thunderbird email client program. Before starting have the mail account details to hand. It is assumed that the mail account to be added has already been added on the mail server. It is also better to wait half an hour to an hour to ensure that the addition […]
iPad the Server Rejected one of the Recipient’s Addresses
Unable to send emails on from iPad. Having created a new email account on an iPad I chose to trial receipt and sending. I began by sending an email to the mail account – good the settings were working. although as the email address doesn’t match the domain of the server a notice is shown […]
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Apple Mail SSL Certificate Trust Warning
Mail server changes may result in an Apple Mail SSL certificate trust warning. Some email client programs, such as Thunderbird, gmail and kmail, give the ability to permanently accept the warning and continue as normal. However, Apple Mail does not permit this certificate trust warning to be ignored, or addressed as a valid exception. Similarly […]
Apple Mac email add Local Subfolders
I like to store email locally, divided between personal and work email. Copying emails locally allows me to set my email to delete the older emails from the server. Keeping me below the restriction on the mailbox For work emails I use sub folders to divide up my administration and the different projects. Using Thunderbird, […]
Warning: Remote Host Identification has Changed
Using terminal program on Apple Mac book pro I had following error when connecting to a Linux server @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY! Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)! It is also possible that a host key […]
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Change Mac Computer Name
The Mac computer name is configured from the Sharing Settings. Hover the mouse over the apple at the top left of the screen and click on System Preferences in the drop down menu. Click on the Sharing icon, at the end of the third row. In the texbox labelled as Computer name enter the new […]
Take a Screenshot on a Mac Computer
How to take a screenshot on a Mac and capture a window or part of the screen. Looking for command shortcuts to take screenshots on a Mac computer for use in posts on this website I found these to use. Capture Complete Screen The key combination used to take a screen shot on an Apple […]
Changing Where Mac Saves Screenshots
Changing the directory where a Mac saves screenshots is easy but not as expected. I was anticipating that changing the directory where a Mac saves the screenshots would be configured from within System Preferences. I found that to set the directory is actioned from a terminal window. From the App Launcher click on Other and […]
Enable Mac Firewall
Purchasing a new Mac computer I was surprised to find that by default the Mac firewall is turned off. The Mac firewall settings are readily managed from the System Preferences. To enable the firewall on a Mac computer begin by opening System Preferences. To open System Preferences click on the Apple icon at the top […]
