This article explains how to adjust mail settings for an email address you have already configured. These instructions explain how to adjust the following:
- Host Name
- Port number
- TLS/SSL (on/off)
- Authentication method
This article uses IMAP examples. View the following article for POP alternatives:
Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey
- In the top menu bar, click Mail.
- Select the Preferences option.
- Click the @ Accounts option in the top bar.
- Click the Server Settings tab.
- Edit the Incoming/Outgoing Host Name fields to match your DreamHost mail server names.
- To edit the Incoming/Outgoing ports, UN-check Automatically manage connection settings. The Port field and Use TLS/SSL checkbox then appear.
Edit as needed. It's recommended to use incoming values of port 993 for IMAP and 995 for POP.
- When finished, click the Save button.
El Capitan
- Open the Apple Mail application by clicking Mail in the top menu bar.
- Select the Preferences option.
- The Accounts page opens:
- Here you can edit the incoming server name. View the Email Server name table to ensure you're using the correct server name. It is either imap.dreamhost.com or pop.dreamhost.com.
- To edit the port number, click the @ Accounts option in the top bar.
- Click the Advanced tab in the upper right.
- Edit the incoming Port number and enable/disable SSL by selecting/deselecting the Use SSL box, as needed.
Editing pre-existing SMTP (Outgoing) settings in El Capitan
- Open the Apple Mail application by clicking Mail in the top menu bar.
- Select the Preferences option.
- The Accounts page opens:
- Click the @ Accounts option in the top bar.
- Select your outgoing mail server from the available options within the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop-down list. This should be smtp.dreamhost.com.
- Click the drop-down again and select Edit SMTP Server List...
- The Account Information page opens:
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Edit the incoming SMTP Port number and enable/disable SSL by selecting/deselecting the Use SSL box, as needed.
- Make sure 'Password' is selected in the 'Authentication' drop-down.