How do you alter network preferences on apple mail

To alter network preferences on Apple Mail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using the Mail app

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac or iOS device.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Preferences" (or use the keyboard shortcut Command + Comma).
  3. In the Preferences window, click on the "Accounts" tab.
  4. Select the account you want to modify from the list of accounts.
  5. Click on the "Account Information" tab.
  6. Click on the "Advanced" button.
  7. In the "Advanced" window, you can modify the following network preferences:
    • "Use SSL" (Secure Sockets Layer) to encrypt your email connection.
    • "Use authentication" to require a username and password to connect to the email server.
    • "Server Port" to change the port number used for the email connection.
    • "Use custom port" to specify a custom port number.
  8. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Method 2: Using the System Preferences

  1. On a Mac, go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts.
  2. Select the email account you want to modify from the list of accounts.
  3. Click on the "Account Information" tab.
  4. Click on the "Advanced" button.
  5. In the "Advanced" window, you can modify the same network preferences as mentioned above.
  6. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Method 3: Using the Terminal (for advanced users)

  1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac.
  2. Type the following command to modify the network preferences for a specific email account: defaults write com.apple.mail <account_name> <setting_name> <setting_value>
    • Replace <account_name> with the name of the email account you want to modify.
    • Replace <setting_name> with the name of the network preference you want to modify (e.g. "UseSSL", "UseAuthentication", etc.).
    • Replace <setting_value> with the value you want to set for the network preference (e.g. "true" or "false" for a boolean setting).
  3. For example, to enable SSL for an email account named "[email protected]", you would type: defaults write com.apple.mail [email protected] UseSSL true
  4. Press Enter to save the changes.

Note: The above methods may vary depending on your Apple device and operating system version.