Set-up UP Webmail with Apple Mail

Set-up Your UP Webmail Account with Apple Mail (Mac OS X Leopard)

By Ronipe Gutierrez


Many of us would like to use our UP Webmail accounts, consciously, subconsciously, or secretly. Unfortunately, we find it a hassle to log-in to the UP Webmail log-in page (http://mail.up.edu.ph). But if you’re a Mac user, this will be good news to you. You can set-up your UP Webmail Account with Apple Mail, and you will being able to use your UP Webmail by just opening Mail, no more tedious log-in processes all in just 5 easy steps!

Now, if you have never used Mail before, just open the program by clicking on its logo and a dialog box (a window) will appear asking you for some stuff. But if you’ve used Mail before, just add a new account simply by clicking on Mail on the menu bar, then go to Preferences > Accounts, then click the Small plus « + » sign on the lower left hand corner to add a new account.

Step 1:

A dialog box/window like the one below will appear. Just enter the name that you want to be put on all your outgoing e-mails, then your UP Webmail address and your password then click Continue. (Note: I just blurred the password field to disable counting of characters of the password.)


Step 2:

For the account type, POP is the default, but change it to IMAP. Then, on the description field, type, UP Webmail, then type imap4.up.edu.ph as your incoming mail server, then your user name and password. Click Continue.



Step 3 :

A dialog box like the one below will appear. Choose Connect.
Step 4 :

Now, for the outgoing server. Type in the description field, UP Webmail Outgoing, then type smtpauth.up.edu.ph as your outgoing server. Make sure the checkbox beside « Use only this server » is unchecked. Then type again your webmail user name and password. Click Continue.

Then, the dialog box will become like the one below. Check Use authentication. Another dialog box like the one below will appear, choose Connect.



Step 5 :

An account summary will appear. Check the Take account online checkbox, then click Create.

Now, you’re ready to use your UP Webmail account without having to open your web browser! All you have to do is just open Mail, and your messages will all automatically be there, even all your folders! And the good thing about this is that the folders you create will also be created on your UP Webmail account when you log on using a different computer using your web browser. Enjoy !