How to Setup Mail on MacOSX for your E-Mail
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This is a quick guide to Configure Mail on MacOS X:
- Double-click on the Mail icon from your Dock or from your Applications folder
- Click on the Mail menu, then click on Preferences
- Click on the Accounts button along the top.
- Click on the + symbol on the bottom left side of the screen to add a new account.
- Fill in the information below on the right hand side
- Account Type: Use the drop down box to select POP
- Description: This can be anything you like, eg your E-Mail address
- Email Address: Type your email address, eg joebloggs@yourdomain.com
- Full Name: This name will be displayed on emails that you send out eg Joe Bloggs
- Incoming Mail Server: Type in mail.yourdomain.com
- User Name: This is your FULL email address, eg joebloggs@yourdomain.com
- Password: This is your Password (Note: Your Password is CAse SEnsITIvE)
- Under where it says Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) click on the Server Settings button
- Outgoing Mail Server: Type your ISP's SMTP server eg mail.bigpond.com, mail.optusnet.com.au, mail.internode.on.net etc
- Server port: Type in 25
- Authentication: Ensure that this says None
- Click on the OK button
- Click on the Advanced button along the top.
- Ensure there is a tick in Remove copy from server after retrieving a message
- From the drop down box next to Remove Now, ensure it says Right away
- Click on the Red Cross in the top left hand side of the window to close.
- It will then say Save Changes, click on the Save button
The mail account is now setup.
