How to set up Spark Mail on macOS

This article demonstrates how to set up the Spark Mail email client on Apple macOS to access an A2 Hosting e-mail account.

To configure Spark Mail to work with your A2 Hosting e-mail account, follow these steps:

  1. Start Spark Mail.
  2. In the text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel, and then click the arrow:

    Spark Mail - Welcome - Email address

    The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.

  3. Under IMAP/SMTP Server, in the Name text box, type the name you want to appear on messages you send from the account:

    Spark Mail - IMAP/SMTP Server section

  4. In the Email Address text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.
  5. In the Email Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
  6. Click Additional Settings:

    Spark Mail - IMAP/SMTP Server section - Additional Settings button

  7. Under Inbox Server (IMAP), in the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:

    Spark Mail - Additional Settings section - Inbox Server (IMAP)

  8. In the Email Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
  9. In the Server text box, type mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.
  10. In the Port text box, type 993.
  11. In the Protection list box, select SSL.
  12. Scroll down to the Outbox Server (SMTP) section, and in the Username text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:

    Spark Mail - Additional Settings section - Outbox Server (SMTP)

  13. In the Email Password text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.
  14. In the Server text box, type mail.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name.
  15. In the Port text box, type 465.
  16. In the Protection list box, select SSL.
  17. Click Log in. Spark Mail verifies the account configuration settings:

    Spark Mail - Verifying account

  18. Click Next, and then click Start using Spark. Spark Mail downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:

    Spark Mail - Inbox

More Information

For more information about Spark Mail, please visit https://sparkmailapp.com/.

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