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Setting up mail on a MacBook: the main stages of work. Choosing the Best Email Client for iPhone and Mac Mac Mail

If, like me, you can no longer use the standard Mail client (especially on OS X Yosemite), then it will be useful for you to familiarize yourself with three alternative email clients, especially since some of them are completely free.

Yes, yes, the same Sparrow, so popular in 2012. Subsequently, the company was taken over by the search giant Google, but small updates still continue to come out.

There is nothing superfluous here: on the left - incoming letters, on the right - tools for viewing a particular letter. Convenient access to "Favorites", "Trash" and other tabs, as well as simplicity and conciseness make Sparrow one of the best solutions in the field. The Lite version is distributed free of charge, for the full version you will have to pay 699 rubles. You can download it from this or this link.

The letter window can be placed on the right or completely separately - in case you always do not have enough free space on your desktop.

Name:
Publisher/Developer:
Price: 599 rub.
In-App Purchases: Not
Compatibility: For OSX
Link: Install

Inky

Inky has a cool system for sorting incoming emails by relevance, so it's very easy to process correspondence. It automatically separates emails into groups - for example, social media, letters from colleagues and others. A nice addition was the presence of a single login for authorization - you can easily use your account on any Mac.

Ideal for large quantities of mail that must always be sorted. Available completely free.

Name: Inky
Publisher/Developer: Inky Inc.
Price: Is free
In-App Purchases: Not
Compatibility: For OSX
Link: Install

I left this client for last for good reason, as I've been using it successfully for the past few months. We are talking specifically about version 1.0, since (in my opinion) version 2.0 is still “raw” for comfortable use: elements do not work correctly, letters are sent every other time, and so on.

It's a completely different matter - version 1.0, which works stably, with all postal services(including Yandex) and has handy tools to read mail from multiple accounts. Standard mail client The Mail is obviously nervously smoking on the sidelines.

Personally, I was won over by the design of Airmail, although Airmail 2.0 is much better in this parameter. It is impossible to find the first version in now, I advise you to look on the Internet. But the second version can be downloaded easily. Try it, will you like it?

Name:
Publisher/Developer: Bloop
Price: 599 rub.
In-App Purchases: Not
Compatibility: For OSX
Link: Install

If you use another email client on Mac or Windows that you really love, share with everyone in the comments.

For all users of any computer, whether for work or personal purposes, a Email. For Apple fans, it will be important to know how the Macbook mail setup.

Beginning of work

Before all the settings, you need to bind your mailboxes to the mail client. By default, this is done as follows.

We go to the settings.
Then "Internet Accounts".
Then select the box you need and add it to the client. Let's say you have Yandex mail. Choose Yandex. Enter your login and password. After that, it appears in the list, which is located on the left side.

Everything, synchronization was successful! This way you can bind an unlimited number of mailboxes.

Mail settings

The first stage has been completed. After that, we go to the mail itself. By default, on the left side are inbox, VIP, marked, sent, spam, trash, mailboxes. Letters can be viewed separately for each mailbox (if you have several) or all together. You can set a filter. When enabled, only unread messages will be visible.

VIP is a very useful thing. These are the addresses that have been added to the so-called "favorites". When receiving emails from such addresses, push notifications will pop up. The top menu completely repeats the side menu. In the upper left corner, there is a button for forced mail verification. Next to it there is a button for writing and then sending a letter.

We figured out the main one, go to the settings. We go into the settings and the first thing we see is the default email client. Next comes the verification setup. It can be automatic, every 5, 15, 30 minutes and manually. Manually - only when the program starts, new messages will come. After setting the sound of messages. Select the download folder - the place where the attached files will be saved. Next, go to the text color and font settings. Customize everything for you. Set the message format - it is better to choose "plain text". After setting up the signature - this is the text that will be displayed at the end of each letter. If desired, you can customize the control panel by simply dragging and dropping icons. Everything, mail on macbook ready!

The security of working in Apple Mail can only be guaranteed if its version is 3.1 or higher, and if . If Apple version Mail 3.0 or lower, or if the version operating system Mac OS X 10.5 or below then it is not safe to use it. We recommend installing a newer version of the mail client.

Configure via IMAP protocol

1. Open the Mail app on macOS.

2. If you already have other mail set up in my application, go to "File" → "Add account".

3. Select "Another Mail Account...".

2. Fill in the fields:

3. Click "Enter" - the program will start automatically setting up.

If an error occurs during setup, enter the following details:

After successful setup, your mailbox will open.

5. Go to "Mail" → "Settings...".

7. In the "Account Properties" tab, uncheck "Configure connection settings automatically" in the "Incoming mail server (IMAP)" and "Outgoing mail server (SMTP)" sections.

Fields for editing ports will appear.

8. Edit ports:

Configure via POP3 protocol

To customize Apple Mail via POP3 protocol:

1. In top panel in the "File" menu, select "Add account ...";

2. On the page, enter the data:

"Full name" - enter the name that will be displayed in the "From:" field for all sent messages;
"E-mail address" - enter the full name of your mailbox in the format [email protected] ;
"Password" - enter incorrect mailbox password so that the mail client does not implement automatic tuning via the IMAP protocol.

Click Continue.

3. On the page that opens, enter the data:

Click Continue.

4. On the page that opens, enter the data:

Outgoing mail server - smtp.mail.ru;
Check the box next to "Use only this server";
Check the box next to "Use authentication";
Username - the full name of your mailbox in the format [email protected] ;
Password - The current password for your mailbox.

Click Continue.

5. Go to "Mail" - "Settings ..."

6. Go to the "Account Properties" tab in the "Accounts" section and in the drop-down list opposite "Server outgoing. Mail (SMTP)" select "Edit. list of SMTP servers...".

7. Select "Use a custom port" and enter 465.

Check the box next to "Use SSL", and in the "Authentication" drop-down list, select "Password".

Click OK.

8. Click the "Add-ons" tab. Opposite the item "Port:" enter 995 and check the box next to "Use SSL".

If you do not want the messages downloaded by the mail program to be deleted from the server, uncheck the box next to "Delete a copy from the server after receiving the message."

Change SSL settings

Security of work in the program Apple Mail can only be guaranteed if its version is 3.1 or higher, and ifit is installed on a computer running Mac OS X 10.5.1 or later. If the version of Apple Mail is 3.0 or lower, or if the operating system versionMac OS X 10.5 or belowthen it is not safe to use it. We recommend installing a newer version of the mail client.

To set up your email Apple program Mail over secure SSL protocol:

If your mail program already has the above settings, then no changes need to be made.

If you have problems setting up your mail program, please use our

By default, then you definitely need to familiarize yourself with some features that will make new emails arrive faster, spam will be automatically deleted, emails will be sent at a specified time, and much more. Let's make life easier and more productive with Mail!

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How to receive new emails faster?

By default, the Mail app checks the mailbox on the server every 5 minutes. The settings will help correct the situation, and therefore, in the menu bar, open Mail → Settings…(or press the keyboard shortcut Command (⌘) + comma).

Go to the tab Main and in the field Check for mail» set the time interval - every minute. Letters will arrive faster.

How to view more messages?

Thanks to the classic look, you can see much more letters on one page without scrolling. This feature will be very useful when active work with a client.

In the default view, enlarged lines of the list of letters are displayed in the left column, and previews in the right.

To accommodate more letters, go to the menu Mail → Settings… and in tab View check the box next to " Use Classic View».

Now lines with letters will be displayed at the top of the display, and previews at the bottom. The number of emails displayed will increase significantly.

Automatic removal of junk and spam

By default, all spam and junk are stored in the mail client forever. But why keep all this rubbish? In the Mail settings, go to the " Accounts ", then select the account you are using and in the right part of the window, go to the tab" Mailboxes ". In paragraphs " Spam" And " Basket» Set an acceptable time interval after which unnecessary correspondence will be deleted.

Use VIP status for important emails

The VIP mark allows you to highlight important messages from the entire flow of correspondence. To add to favorites, open any important letter and hover over to the left of the sender's name. An asterisk will appear there.

After you assign VIP status to at least one interlocutor, a new item will appear in the left side menu of the Mail application, where all your favorite letters will be displayed.

By the way, if you go to Settings → General and in the field New message notification» select item « VIP”, then the Mac will only bother you with incoming letters from important contacts and you will no longer twitch once again from some kind of mailing.

Previewing Websites with Quick View

Do not know what kind of link was sent by this or that subscriber and do not want to open the browser once again? We suggest using the " Quick View". It allows you to view the content of the link in a special window without launching the default browser.

To view a URL using quick view, hover over a link and click on the checkmark that appears to the right of it. A preview of the page will appear below.

In general, the function Quick View” has a huge bunch of useful features, which we talked about in.

Send emails with attachments directly from the Dock

The panel on macOS is quite interactive. Another confirmation of this is the ability to quickly send attachments. Just drag the image, document, video or any other file you are interested in to the mail icon in the dock, and a new letter will be created right there.

We speed up the work of the mail client

If you receive an email with a huge amount of multimedia attachments, then most of your Mac's resources will be devoted to opening their thumbnails. This kind of correspondence sometimes slows down the system. Disabling previews will help a lot in this matter, especially relevant on older Macs.

To disable thumbnails run Terminal and enter the following command:

defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool true

After you press Enter, reload the Mail app to apply all changes.

How to send a Mac to sleep remotely using email?

Thanks to simple manipulations, you can prepare your Mac for it to remotely switch to . For example, if you forget to turn off your Mac, it will be enough to send an email with the text “ Sleeping mode».

1 . Launch the application AppleScript Editor(conductor Finder → Programs → Utilities).

2 . Create a new container by clicking the " new document».

3 . Insert text:

tell application "System Events" to sleep

4 . On the menu bar, click File → Save As… and enter " sleepmac.scpt". Save it to the folder " The documents».

5 . Open the application " mail» (Mail) and go to Settings → Filters. Click the button Add».

6 . Set the following options:

Description: Sleep mode via mail.
If: All of the following conditions are met.
Terms: Sender - contains - the name of the contact in the address book from which the shutdown command will come.
Click on the plus sign and enter the second condition: Theme - contains - Sleep mode.
Do the following: Run AppleScript - open in Finder. Next, drag the container " sleepmac.scpt”, which we saved in documents. After that, it will appear in the list of scripts.