TITLEMac OS X: How to Set up Mail |
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TOPIC
This document helps you set up the application Mail, which is included with Mac OS X.
DISCUSSION
This document assumes that no information has been entered for Mail, but is also useful if you provided Mail information when first starting up Mac OS X.
Topics discussed in this document:
- How to set up Mail
- How to delete an account
- How to import messages and addresses
- How to set up Mail for .Mac (mac.com) Email
I. How to set up Mail
A. Gather your email account information.
Your Internet service provider or network administrator normally provides this information:
- Type of email account you have (IMAP, POP, or UNIX)
- Your email address
- Your account password
- Mail server ("Host") name or names
- SMTP password (if required)
Note: Some Internet service providers may use one mail server for incoming and outgoing mail. Others may use two. If only one server is used, then use the same server name twice where it is required by Mail. Examples of names would be "pop-mail.apple.com" and "smtp-mail.apple.com".
B. Configure Mail
1. Open Mail.
2. Choose Preferences from the Mail application menu. If you have not yet set
up any accounts, the Mail Setup window appears, and you can skip to Step 7.
3. Click the Accounts icon in the Mail Preferences window.
4. Click Create Account.
5. Choose the correct account type from the pop-up menu.
6. In the Description field, type any name you would like to use to identify
the account. This is the name that will appear in your list of accounts.
7. Using the rest of the information you gathered, complete the rest of the
fields. Be sure to click the checkbox to enable the "Use authentication when
sending mail" option. If your Internet service provider does not require
this, then simply leave the two fields below the checkbox empty.
8. If desired, click the Account Options tabs to change the default account
behavior.
9. Click OK when you are finished.
Repeat this process for any other accounts that you want to set up.
II. How to delete an account
To delete an account: 1. Choose Preferences from the Mail application menu
2. Click Accounts.
3. Select the account you want to delete.
4. Click Remove.
III. How to import messages and addresses
See these technical documents:
106778: "Mac OS X Mail: How to Import Email From a Non-Macintosh Computer"
61459: "Mac OS X Mail: How to Import Email"
25330: "Mac OS X 10.0: How to Import Addresses Into Address Book"