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Standard Mail App (macOS Ventura or Later Version) New Settings

This page explains the steps to set up a new account for Mail 16.0 (macOS Sonoma version14.1.2).
The items referred to with brackets (= [ ]) in this guide are unique data to each customer. In actual settings, please replace them with your own information.
The [ASAHI Net User ID] used in this guide as an example is [ab4t-ash].
Settings for IMAP function could be found in the following page.
- Mailer Setup: Before Setting Up

Adding a New Account

STEP1

Launching the Software

Launch the メール (= Mail) application.
STEP2

メールアカウントのプロバイダを選択 (= Choose a Mail account provider)

The メールアカウントのプロバイダを選択 (= Choose a Mail account provider...) window will be shown.
Choose その他のメールアカウント (= Other Mail Account...) and click 続ける (= Continue).

If the メールアカウントのプロバイダを選択 (= Choose a Mail account provider...) window does not show up

From the menu, click メール (= Mail) and then click アカウント追加 (= Add account).
The メールアカウントのプロバイダを選択 (= Choose a Mail account provider...) window will be shown.

STEP3

メールアカウントを追加 (= Add Mail Account)

Refer to the following to set up, and click サインイン (= Sign in).

名前 Name	Your name (arbitrary) E.g., Asahi, Taro
メールアドレス Email address	[Your email address] E.g., asahitaro@asahinet.jp
パスワード Password	[Password corresponds to the Asahi Net ID] *Enter all in lowercase characters.

STEP4

Entering Mail Server Information

If アカウント名またはパスワードを確認できません。 (= Unable to verify account name or password.) appears, manually fill in the sections as shown below, and then click サインイン (= Sign in).
Inbox will appear if there is no error. Continue on to complete your settings.

メールアドレス Email Address	[your email address] e.g., asahitaro@asahinet.jp
ユーザ名 User Name	[your Asahi Net User ID] e.g., ab4t-ash
パスワード Password	[Asahi Net password assigned to your Asahi Net User ID] *Enter in lowercase (small) characters.
アカウントの種類 Account Type	POP
受信用メールサーバ Incoming Mail Server	pop.asahi-net.or.jp
送信用メールサーバ Outgoing Mail Server	mail.asahi-net.or.jp mails.asahi-net.or.jp () If using the Email Virus Check

STEP5

設定 (= Settings)

From the menu, click 設定 (= Settings).

STEP6

アカウント情報 (= Account information)

Click アカウント (= Accounts), and choose the account which you wish to set up.
Switch to アカウント情報 (= Account information) tab, put a check mark next to メッセージ受信後にメッセージのコピーをサーバから削除 (= Remove copy from server after retrieving a message), and set your preference using the pull-down menu.

メッセージ受信後にメッセージのコピーをサーバから削除 Remove copy from server after retrieving a message	(Optional) *If you are using an email address attached to the same ID for Web Mail, do not put a check mark.

STEP7

サーバ設定 (= Server Settings)

Switch to サーバ設定 (= Server settings).
After removing the two check marks, each one next to 接続設定を自動的に管理 (= Automatically manage connection settings), refer to the following to set up and click 保存 (= Save).

Incoming Mail Server (POP)

ユーザ名 User Name	[Your Asahi Net User ID] E.g., ab4t-ash
パスワード Password	[Asahi Net password assigned to your Asahi Net User ID] *Enter in lowercase (small) characters.
ホスト名 Host Name	pop.asahi-net.or.jp
接続設定を自動的に管理 Automatically manage connection settings	Uncheck
ポート Port	995
TLS/SSLを使用 Use TLS/SSL	Check
認証 Authentication	Password

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)

アカウント Account	Asahinet *This is selected automatically.
ユーザ名 User Name	[Your Asahi Net User ID] E.g., ab4t-ash
パスワード Password	[Asahi Net password assigned to your Asahi Net User ID] *Enter in lowercase (small) characters.
ホスト名 Host Name	mail.asahi-net.or.jp
接続設定を自動的に管理 Automatically manage connection settings	Uncheck
ポート Port	465
TLS/SSLを使用 Use TLS/SSL	Check
認証 Authentication	MD5 Challenge-Response

STEP8

Setting Complete

Setting up a new email account is done.

Standard Mail App (macOS Ventura or Later Version) New Settings

Adding a New Account

Launching the Software

メールアカウントのプロバイダを選択 (= Choose a Mail account provider)