How do I create a POP email account in Mac Mail 12.4 Mojave?

I have done this several times. Apple mail by default makes the IMAP mail box. Unlike other mail apps they do not provide the choice between IMAP & POP directly.

1. Make backup mail box folders in your mail (on your mac) and move or copy all the mail from sent, junk, inbox etc, to those mail boxes that you want to save
2. delete the IMAP account
3. Add a new account by picking "other"
4. enter your email address but add an additional letter after the .com and enter your actual password
5. on the next screen put in your corrected email and password and pick "POP" and continue. This will then create the POP account
6. You can now move your backup emails from "on your Mac" back to the main mailboxes as you so desire and you can delete the backup mail boxes

Byron D wrote:

How do I create a POP email account in Mac Mail 12.4 Mojave?

Mail likes to default to IMAP.

You can trick mail into giving you more server options (POP) by giving it a bogus email address that does not resolve— this will trigger additional options as mail tries to sort it.

Who is the Mail provider?

Can I ask why POP instead of IMAP is desired?