IMAP Connection in Apple Mail

To set up an IMAP connection in Apple Mail, follow these steps:

After opening Apple Mail, click "Mail/Settings/Accounts".

Click the *"Plus" button in the bottom left to create a new account.

Now enter the following information:

1. Full Name: your name
2. Email Address: your mail.co.uk email address or login
3. Password: your mail.co.uk password

Enter the following information in the "Incoming Mail Server" dialog:

1. Server Type: IMAP
2. Description: mail.co.uk
3. Incoming Mail Server: imap.mail.co.uk
4. Username: your mail.co.uk email address or chosen login
5. Password: your mail.co.uk password

Enter the following information in the "Outgoing Mail Server" dialog:

1. Description: mail.co.uk
2. Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.mail.co.uk
3. Check "Use only this server"
4. Check "Use authentication"
5. Username: your mail.co.uk email address or chosen login
6. Password: your mail.co.uk password

Then click "Create" below the summary.

Assign Apple Mail folders to the mail.co.uk IMAP folders

Once your inbox has loaded, you will see your folders on the left. You can now assign which folders Apple Mail should use on the mail.co.uk IMAP server.
Apple creates its own folders on the mail.co.uk server if you do not assign them yourself. This applies to the four folders "Drafts", "Sent Mail", "Trash", and "Junk".

For example, to assign the "Drafts" folder, follow these steps:

1. First, click in the left panel of Apple Mail on the mail.co.uk folder you want to assign, e.g., "Drafts".
2. Then, in the Mailbox menu, click "Use This Mailbox For" and select the corresponding Apple Mail mailbox, i.e., Drafts.
3. Repeat this process for the mail.co.uk folders Sent (Sent Mail), Trash, and Spam (Junk).