MAC OS X 10.5 Mail Setup

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1 MAC OS X 10.5 Mail Setup Automatically Configuring Mail Manually Configuring Mail Changing Mail Settings Automatically Configuring Mail Mail in Mac OS X 10.5 includes the automatically set up account option. This option configures settings for many popular service providers. 1. If the Welcome to Mail assistant does not appear, select the File option in the menu bar. 2. Enter the name as you would like it to appear in the From field on outgoing in the Full Name field. 3. Enter the full address the Address field. (ex. ) 4. Enter the password you use to log on to the Homepage in the Password field. (Your current password. 5. Select the Automatically set up account option. 6. Click the Create button to complete the process. NOTE: If the automatic configuration option is not present, that means the service provider entered is not recognized. Verify the domain (the part after symbol) is spelled correctly. If the domain is spelled correctly, proceed to the Manually Configuring Mail section. Manually Configuring Mail 1. Click the Mail icon in the docking bar to start Mail. 2. Enter the name as you would like it to appear in the From field on outgoing in the Full Name field. 3. Enter the full address for in the Address field. (ex. ) 4. Enter the password you use to log on to the Homepage in the Password field. (Your current password) 5. If enabled, click the Automatically set up account option to disable it. NOTE: If you do not have the Automatically set up account option: 1. Press and hold the option key on the keyboard, which is located to the left or right of the space bar. The Create button with change to Continue. 2. While holding the Option key, click the Continue button. 6. Click the Continue button.

2 John Doe ******* 7. Select IMAP from the Account Type drop down menu. 8. Enter a name for the profile into the Description field. 9. Enter the appropriate server in the Incoming Mail Server field. (mail.vastbb.net) 10. Enter the full address into the User Name field. (ex. ) 11. Click the Continue button. 12. Deselect the Use Secure Socket Layers option. 13. Click the Continue button. 14. Enter the appropriate server setting in the Outgoing Server field. (mail.vastbb.net) 15. Do not select the Use only this server option. 16. Select the Use Authentication option.

3 17. Click the Continue button. mail.vastbb.net 18. Deselect the Use Secure Socket Layers option. 19. Click the Continue button. 20. The Account Summary screen will display. Verify all the information is correct. 21. Click the Create button. Changing Mail Settings 1. Click the Mail option in the menu bar at the top of the screen. 2. Select the Preferences option in the drop down menu. 3. Click the Accounts tab. 4. Click the Account Information tab

4 Click the + button to add additional mail accounts. John Doe John Doe ********* 5. The following information can be changed on the Account Information tab: Description Address Full Name Incoming Mail Server User Name Password O Changes made on the Account Information tab are saved when the Accounts window is closed. The user will be prompted to save the changes. 6. The Outgoing Mail Server settings can be changed by: Select the Edit SMTP Server List option from the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop down menu. mail.vastbb.net Click the Account Information tab O Edit the Server Name (if necessary).

5 mail.vastbb.net Click the Advanced tab. o Edit the advanced settings (if necessary) Click the OK button. 7. Close the Account preferences window using the red circle in the upper left corner. The user will be prompted to save any changes if any changes were made. If the user is not prompted, no save is required. 8. Click the Save button.