Connect another mailbox
Add iCloud, Yahoo or any other mailbox that offers IMAP.
Mira works with any mailbox that offers IMAP and SMTP, the standard ways for email apps to read and send mail. iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail, your web host's email and many more support them.
Before you start
- Your email address and its password.
- For iCloud and Yahoo, an app password instead of your normal one:
- iCloud: create an app-specific password at account.apple.com, under Sign-In and Security.
- Yahoo: create an app password in your Yahoo account's security settings.
Steps
Open the mailboxes
In Mira, open Settings, then All mailboxes, and select Connect mailbox.
Choose Other email
Select Other email. If Mira shows Email account instead, select that.
Enter your address and password
Enter your Email address and Password, then select Connect mailbox. Mira finds the secure IMAP and SMTP servers for most providers by itself, and only then uses your password to sign in.
Enter the servers yourself
If Mira cannot find your servers, select Manual setup and fill in what your provider lists for email apps:
| Section | Fields | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Incoming mail (IMAP) | Host, Port, Security, Username | Port 993 with TLS |
| Outgoing mail (SMTP) | Host, Port, Security, Username | Port 587 with STARTTLS |
Then select Connect mailbox. Mira checks both servers before it saves the mailbox.
Check that it worked
The mailbox appears in the mailbox switcher at the top of the sidebar, and its inbox shows your latest mail. To set the name people see when you send from it, open its settings. See Mailbox settings.