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Working with passwords

You can choose to have Mail ask you for your password each time you check messages, depending on your security needs.

To use your Mail account password:

Step 1

Choose Mail > Preferences, click Accounts, and then click Account Information.

Step 2

Use the Password field to indicate how you want to use your password:

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To check messages without first having to provide your password, enter your password.

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To be asked to provide your password each time you check messages, leave the Password field blank.

Normally, Mail automatically stores your email passwords in your Mac OS X keychain. If your keychain is locked, you’ll be asked for your keychain password in order to retrieve the passwords when they are needed.

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