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Apple Mail · macOS

Use your Clynde address in Mail on Mac

Mail reads your forwarded messages from Gmail through IMAP and sends professional replies through Clynde.

INBOUND · TO

hello@yourdomain.com

CLYNDE FORWARDING

Gmail inbox

OUTBOUND · FROM

hello@yourdomain.com

You need two different passwords: your Gmail App Password for incoming mail, and your Clynde SMTP password for outgoing mail. They are not interchangeable.

Before you start

  • A paid Clynde plan with sending included
  • An SMTP credential created in your Clynde domain panel; copy its username and one-time password
  • DKIM and DMARC records shown in Clynde added and verified
  • Your Clynde alias forwards to Gmail
  • Google 2-Step Verification and a Gmail App Password

Step-by-step setup

1

Add an Other Mail Account

In Mail, choose Mail → Add Account → Other Mail Account. Do not choose Google: its automatic setup locks the outgoing server.

2

Enter the first account details

Use your display name, your full Clynde alias as the email, and your Gmail App Password. Select Sign In. A verification warning at this stage is expected.

3

Connect incoming and outgoing mail

Choose IMAP. Gmail handles incoming mail; Clynde handles outgoing mail.

Email address
Your full Clynde alias / Tu alias completo de Clynde
Incoming username
Your Gmail address / Tu dirección de Gmail
Incoming password
Gmail App Password / Contraseña de aplicación de Gmail
Incoming server
imap.gmail.com
Outgoing server
smtp.improvmx.com
4

Finish and select Mail

Continue past the expected verification warning, leave Mail selected, and finish adding the account.

5

Set the outgoing credentials

Open Mail → Settings → Accounts → Server Settings. Keep incoming settings unchanged. Turn off automatic connection management for outgoing mail and enter your Clynde credential.

Outgoing username
Your full Clynde alias / Tu alias completo de Clynde
Outgoing password
Your Clynde SMTP password / Tu contraseña SMTP de Clynde
Host name
smtp.improvmx.com
Port
587
TLS/SSL
On / Activado
Authentication
Password / Contraseña
6

Send a test

Send from your Clynde address to another address you own. If Mail asks to reconnect, re-enter the Clynde SMTP password.

You're ready to send

Mail now receives through Gmail and sends through Clynde. This setup sends from the one alias you configured.

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