setting up verizon.net imap on mac

Are you still using @verizon.net or do you use @aol.com?

See this link for help:

AOL Mail for Verizon Customers - AOL Help

Try going directly to this link:

Follow the instructions below to learn how to set up your Verizon migrated account in Mac (Apple) Mail:

Verizon Move to AOL Mail: Setting up your new AOL account in a third party email program or mobile device (IMAP) - AOL H…

1. Launch Mail

2. Under the Mail menu select "Accounts"

3. In the dialog box that opens select "Add Other Account." Don't select "AOL." You must set the account up manually.

4. Next from the list that appears select "Mail account" and another dialog box will scroll down

5. Do NOT put real data into this dialog box, rather put bad data like, Email Address: "nuts@nuts.com" and Password: "nuts" in order to create an error condition.

6. In the error message box that pops you will now be able to select the "Account type:." Select IMAP and enter your real Verizon login information, e.g., user@verizon.net, and server names. Incoming "imap@aol.com", Outgoing "smtp.aol.com".

"6. In the error message box that pops you will now be able to select the "Account type:." Select IMAP and enter your real Verizon login information, e.g., user@verizon.net, and server names. Incoming "imap@aol.com", Outgoing "smtp.aol.com". "

I followed all of this except for incoming I put "imap.aol.com" and it says it won't recognize my user name and password. It did set up an account and it is "offline" but it refuses to accept my login name and password (although I use it online and it works on the AOL website).

I was with apple for like 3 hours just now and your steps got me further they they did. So thank you. And I saw this worked for others. I even deleted all passwords associate to AOL in the keychains so there was no hang ups.

Thanks for replying!!!!!!!! 🙂

OOPS! sorry for the typo. the @ should have been a period in the incoming server name.

My only thought is that you must use your fully qualified user name, e.g., user@verizon.net when logging into the AOL account.

Follow the directions here, but instead of selecting POP, select IMAP as shown in this image from the popup.

Put some nonsence email address and password in the first dialog and it will bring up the window to let you select IMAP.

I forgot to add the link. Just edited, but will include again here;

Re: Attempting to move (copy) my mail account from HDD 10.6.8 to HDD 10.11

The link I posted had you use a fake nonsense account.

I am having that issue now, but not sure what your solution means ;(