Apple Mail, Calendar & Contacts Setup — macOS (ictMail)
macOS Mail, Calendar and Contacts connect to ictMail natively — no extra software needed. Mail uses IMAP/SMTP; Calendar and Contacts use CalDAV/CardDAV, which macOS can auto-discover from your email address.
Before you start
Have these ready:
- Your full email address (e.g.
info@yourdomain.com) - Your mailbox password
- A Mac running a current version of macOS
Step 1 — Add the mail account
- Open Mail → Mail → Settings → Accounts → + (or System Settings → Internet Accounts → Add Account → Other Mail Account).
- Enter your Name, Email Address and Password → Sign In.
- If automatic setup succeeds, you're done — skip to Step 2.
- If it asks for manual settings, enter:
| Account Type (Incoming) | IMAP |
| Incoming Mail Server | mail.yourdomain.com |
| Incoming Port / SSL | 993 — SSL enabled |
| Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) | mail.yourdomain.com |
| Outgoing Port / Encryption | 587 — STARTTLS (or 465 SSL) |
| Username | Your full email address |
Replace yourdomain.com and info with your actual domain and mailbox name.
Step 2 — Add Calendar (CalDAV)
- Open System Settings → Internet Accounts → Add Account → CalDAV.
- Enter your Email Address and Password → Sign In.
- macOS discovers the calendar automatically. Enable Calendars and click Done.
- Open Calendar — your ictMail calendars appear in the sidebar.
If automatic discovery fails, use manual settings in Calendar → Settings → Accounts: Account Type Manual, Server mail.yourdomain.com, Port 443 with SSL, Principal URL https://mail.yourdomain.com/SOGo/dav/info@yourdomain.com/.
Step 3 — Add Contacts (CardDAV)
- Open System Settings → Internet Accounts → Add Account → CardDAV.
- Enter your Email Address and Password → Sign In.
- Enable Contacts and click Done.
- Open Contacts — your ictMail address books appear.
If automatic discovery fails, add it manually in Contacts → Settings → Accounts → + → CardDAV with Server mail.yourdomain.com, Port 443, SSL enabled, and the same Principal URL as above.
Server settings reference
| IMAP | mail.yourdomain.com:993 — SSL |
| SMTP | mail.yourdomain.com:587 — STARTTLS |
| CalDAV | https://mail.yourdomain.com/SOGo/dav/info@yourdomain.com/Calendar/personal/ |
| CardDAV | https://mail.yourdomain.com/SOGo/dav/info@yourdomain.com/Contacts/personal/ |
| Webmail | webmail.yourdomain.com |
Replace yourdomain.com and info with your actual domain and mailbox name. Username for all services is your full email address.
Notes
- DAV URL paths are case-sensitive — copy them exactly if entering manually.
- macOS Reminders does not sync via CalDAV — tasks are available in webmail.
- For iPhone/iPad, see the iOS setup article — it uses the same servers plus Exchange/ActiveSync.
