| Configuation of Mac OS X Mail for E-mail |
Mindwatering Incorporated
Tripp W Black on 10/01/2008 at 01:21 PM |
Category: Email Setup
Mac OS X Mail
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Start your Mac's Mail application and perform the following:
1. Go to your Mail's menu and click on "Preferences...".
2. In the Preference dialog, click the "Accounts" icon and click "Create Account".
3. In the account type, select the desired type of IMAP or POP3.
(Note: Mindwatering supports both IMAP and POP3. They both have different benefits. IMAP is server-based mail and POP3 is client downloaded mail.)
3a. In the description field, enter the name you want to see for this mail account. (Most people enter their name or the business name.)
3b. For the incoming mail server field, enter your domain with a ".mail" in front. (e.g. mail.mydomain.xyz. Substitute your domain with mydomain.xyz.)
3c. For the User Name field, enter your e-mail address.
3d. For the Password field, enter the password we gave you during your setup.
3e. The next part is a little more complicated. We allow authenticated outgoing mail through us from our clients. HOWEVER, most ISPs (Internet Service Providers) block outgoing mail from going through their servers as it is a great help in deterring spammers from within their networks. You will need to enter your ISP's outgoing SMTP mail server, your id with them, and your password for that id.
3f. For those Mindwatering clients who have purchased SSL security, you can choose to access your mail security. (We highly recommend that you do so when available.) These and other options are under the "Advanced" for the older Mail clients and "Account Options" in the newer ones.
4. If this is not the only mail account, verify that this new one is included when you "Get New Mail".
4a. Open back up this account's settings (if closed), and click the "Include this account when checking for new mail" in the Account Options pane.
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