My Shaw email works on my iPhone but not my iMac

My SHAW email is now working again on my iPhone but not on my iMac. Any ideas? I'm trying to access the incoming and outgoing mail settings on the iMac but no luck so far

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Feb 4, 2022 12:32 PM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2022 1:50 PM

sure ! I have email with Shaw, and it works fine on my iPhone and my Mac.....Please bear in mind that the default email protocol is IMAP and not POP3.....here's shaw's page for setting up email accounts (see link)https://support.shaw.ca/t5/internet-articles/how-to-set-up-your-shaw-email/ta-p/6497....what you'd have to do is in Apple Mail, go to "Other" for account type...... then go to Internet Accounts.... this link might be helpful: https://support.shaw.ca/t5/internet-articles/how-to-set-up-email-in-apple-macos-mail/ta-p/5616#content-section-2


hope this helps you


John B

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Feb 4, 2022 1:50 PM in response to theChubby

sure ! I have email with Shaw, and it works fine on my iPhone and my Mac.....Please bear in mind that the default email protocol is IMAP and not POP3.....here's shaw's page for setting up email accounts (see link)https://support.shaw.ca/t5/internet-articles/how-to-set-up-your-shaw-email/ta-p/6497....what you'd have to do is in Apple Mail, go to "Other" for account type...... then go to Internet Accounts.... this link might be helpful: https://support.shaw.ca/t5/internet-articles/how-to-set-up-email-in-apple-macos-mail/ta-p/5616#content-section-2


hope this helps you


John B

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