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updated
Wed, February 4, 2009
Email settings for Mac on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Before starting, to avoid errors while setting up Mail, make sure
that you are connected to the Internet. If you cannot be connected
to the Internet, you may still set up Mail, but additional steps
will be required.
- In the Dock, click on the Mail icon (the icon
that looks like a postage stamp).
- If this is the first time you've opened the Mail application,
you will immediately be brought to the New Account setup assistant.
Click the Continue button at the bottom right
and skip to step 6 below.
- If you've opened Mail before, wait for Mail to open then click
on the Mail menu at the top left of your screen
and select Preferences.
- Click on the Accounts icon at the top of the
window.
- Click on the plus sign ( + ) at the bottom
left of the window, circled in the example below.
- On the next Add Account screen
Enter your name in the Full Name field. (i.e. First and Last name)
Enter your e-mail address in the Email Address field.
Enter your email password. The window should now look like the example below.
Click the Continue button.
- Set the Account Type to "POP"
Enter a description for this account (i.e. Work Account, Personal email etc)
In the Incoming Mail Server area, enter "mail.yourdomain",substituting"yourdomain" with
your actual domain name into the Incoming Mail Server field.
Enter your username into the User Name field. (This will usually be the full email address)
Enter your password in the Password field. The
window should look like the example below.
Click the Continue button.
- In the Outgoing Mail Server area, enter "mail.yourdomain.com" in
the Outgoing Mail Server field. The window should
look like the example below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Certain Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) require that you use THEIR SMTP servers for Out going
mail.
IF you use Optimum Online for
internet service use: mail.optonline.net
IF you use Verizon Online for internet service use: outgoing.verizon.net
Check with your specific ISP for exact Incoming/Outgoing server
settings
Additionally certain Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) require that you use Authentication to send email via their servers. This make you must enter the User Name and Password that YOUR ISP provided you when you first signed up for their service. If you do not know your user name and password as provided by yoru ISP, please contact them.
Click the Continue button.
- The Account Summary area should look like the example below.
Click the Continue button.
- IMPORTANT: In the "Accounts" window, click on the newly created Account listed on the left, then "Advanced"
(Mail Menu->Preferences->Accounts)
If you only check your mail from one computer/mobile device, change the drop menu menu under "Remove Copy from server after retrieving a message:" to "Right away".
If you check your mail from more than one computer/mobile device, change the drop menu menu under "Remove Copy from server after retrieving a message:" to "After one day".
- Click the
red close bubble button at the top left of the Accounts window to close
it.
Mail is now configured to send and receive e-mail.
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