How to Access Zenbe in Mac OS X Mail

The internet and a browser bring Zenbe email to every computer. Do they bring it to your trusted Mac OS X Mail email program, too? No.

Do IMAP and POP bring Zenbe email to your old friend Mac OS X Mail? Yes.

Access Zenbe via IMAP or POP?

POP lets you download new messages in an uncomplicated manner. You get a copy in Mac OS X Mail with which you can do whatever you want. Changes you make are not reflected in the Zenbe web interface.

With IMAP, you access your Zenbe inbox in Mac OS X Mail as if using the web interface. If you delete an email, for example, it will also be in the Deleted folder if you open Zenbe in your browser.

Access Zenbe in Mac OS X Mail Using IMAP

To set up a Zenbe account via IMAP in Mac OS X Mail:

• Select Mail | Preferences... from the menu.
• Go to the Accounts tab.
• Click the plus sign under the accounts list.
• Type your name under Full Name:.
• Enter your Zenbe address (e.g. "meme@zenbe.com" — not including the quotation marks) under Email Address:.
• Now type your Zenbe password under Password:.
• Click Continue.
• Make sure IMAP is selected under Account Type:.
• Enter "Zenbe" (or your Zenbe address if you set up more than one Zenbe account — or any other descriptive name, of course) under Description:.
• Type "imap.zenbe.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
• Enter your full Zenbe email address under User Name:.
  • Typically, you just have to append "@zenbe.com" to what Mac OS X Mail has already entered.
• Click Continue.
• Type "Zenbe" under Description: for the Outgoing Mail Server.
• Enter "smtp.zenbe.com:587" under Outgoing Mail Server:.
• Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
  • User Name: and Password: should already be filled in correctly with your complete Zenbe email address and your Zenbe password respectively.
• Click Continue.
• Verify the Account Summary reads like this:
  • Account Description: Zenbe
  • Full Name: your name
  • Email Address: your Zenbe address
  • User Name: your Zenbe address
  • Incoming Mail Server: imap.zenbe.com
  • SSL: on
  • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.zenbe.com
  • SSL: on
• Click Create.
• Highlight the newly set up "Zenbe" account in the Accounts list.
• Go to the Mailbox Behaviors tab.
• Make sure Store draft messages on the server is not checked.
• Make sure Store sent messages on the server is not checked.
• Make sure Store junk messages on the server is not checked either.
• Leave Move deleted messages to the Trash mailbox and Store deleted messages on the server checked.
• Make sure Never is selected under Permanently erase deleted messages when:
• Close the preferences window.
• Click Save if Mac OS X Mail asks you to preserve changes to the Zenbe account.
• Go to ZENBE | Zenbe | Deleted in the folder list.
• Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Drafts from the menu.

Access Zenbe in Mac OS X Mail Using POP

To download messages from a Zenbe account into Mac OS X Mail using POP:

• Select Mail | Preferences... from the menu.
• Go to the Accounts tab.
• Click the plus sign under the accounts list.
• Enter your name under Full Name:.
• Now enter your full Zenbe address (e.g. "meme@zenbe.com" — not including the quotation marks) under Email Address:.
• Type your Zenbe password under Password:.
• Click Continue.
• Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
• Enter "Zenbe" (or any other descriptive name) under Description:.
• Type "pop.zenbe.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
• Enter your full Zenbe email address under User Name:.
  • Usually, you just have to append "@zenbe.com" to what is already present.
• Click Continue.
• Type "Zenbe" under Description: for the Outgoing Mail Server.
• Enter "smtp.zenbe.com:587" under Outgoing Mail Server:.
• Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
  • User Name: and Password: should already be filled in with your full Zenbe address and your Zenbe password respectively.
• Click Continue.
• Verify the Account Summary reads like this:
  • Account Description: Zenbe
  • Full Name: your name
  • Email Address: your Zenbe address
  • User Name: your Zenbe address
  • Incoming Mail Server: pop.zenbe.com
  • SSL: on
  • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.zenbe.com
  • SSL: on
• Click Create.
• Go to the newly created account's Advanced tab.
• Make sure Remove copy from server after retrieving a message: is not checked.
  • Leaving deletion on will not make a difference. You still have to delete messages from the Zenbe web interface. For a way to remove messages locally and on the server in sync, see the IMAP instructions above.
• Close the preferences window.
• Click Save if Mac OS X Mail asks you to preserve changes to the Zenbe account.