Setting up your email account in Apple Mail

This tutorial shows you how to set up Apple Mail ( Leopard ) to work with your e-mail account. You can set up previous versions of Apple Mail by using the settings in this tutorial.

Step 1: Start your Apple Mail.

Step 2: Click on "Mail" then "Preferences".

Step 3: Select the "Accounts" tab then click the "+ plus sign" at the bottom of the Account box.

Step 4: Fill in the new window with following information then click "Continue":

 Full Name :   Enter your "Display Name" this is the name that your recipients will see in the "From" field
 Email Address :   Enter "Your Full Email Address"
 Password :   Enter the "Password" you set up for your email account
 Please make sure to replace "yourdomain.com" with your actual domain name.

Step 5: Fill in the following Incoming Mail Server information then click "Continue":

 Account Type :   Select "POP"
 Incoming Mail Server :   Enter mail.yourdomain.com
 User Name :   Enter "Your Full Email Address"
 Password  :   Enter the "Password" you set up for your email account
 Please make sure to replace "yourdomain.com" with your actual domain name.

 

Step 6: Enter the following Outgoing Mail Server information then click "Continue":

 Outgoing Mail Server :   Enter mail.yourdomain.com
 Use Authentication  :   "Selected"
 User Name :   Enter "Your Full Email Address"
 Password  :   Enter the "Password" you set up for your email account
 Please make sure to replace "yourdomain.com" with your actual domain name.

Step 7: Review your "Account Summary" and click "Create".

Step 8: On the "Account Information" tab click the pull-down menu for "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)" and select
              "Edit Server List".

Step 9: Click to "Highlight" the smtp server that you are going to use ( mail.yourdomain.com ) then click on the
              "Advanced" tab and change the Server port to "587" and "Uncheck" Use Secure Sockets Layer then click "OK".

Step 10: On the Accounts window click on the "Advanced" tab and change the Server port to "110" then "Uncheck"
                 Use SSL box and close your Account Settings Panel.

Congratulations! You have successfully setup your email account in Apple Mail.
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