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Article ID6
Created On5/1/2008
Modified5/1/2008

Setting Up Mac Mail for OS X (10.2 and below)

Apple Mail for 10.2 and below

Note: pop.yourdomain is the example for your email server. Place in pop.<your website name>
For example:
support@sbwh.com would have a mail sever (incoming and outgoing) as pop.sbwh.com

To change your email settings:

  1. Open Mail
  2. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.
  3. Click the Add Account button.
  4. Highlight your mail account and change incoming mail server to pop.yourdomain.com
  5. Click Server settings
  6. In the Outgoing Mail Server field, type smtp.yourdomain.com
  7. Click the arrow box on the Authentication pop-up list and choose Password.
  8. In the User Name field, type your full email address (e.g., your@yourdomain.com ).
  9. In the Password field, type your password.

To add a new mail account:

  1. Open Mail.
  2. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.
  3. Click the Add Account button.
  4. Click on the Account Information tab.
  5. Click the arrow box on the Account Type pop-up list and choose POP.
  6. In the Description field, type your full email address (e.g., your@yourdomain.com ).
  7. In the Email Address field, type your full email address (e.g., your@yourdomain.com ).
  8. In the Full Name field, type your name.
  9. In the Incoming Mail Server field, type your Incoming (POP) mail server mail.yourdomain.com
  10. In the User Name field, type your full email address (e.g., your@yourdomain.com )
  11. In the Password field, type your email password.
  12. Click the arrow box on the Outgoing Mail Server pop-up list and choose Add server.
  13. In the Outgoing Mail Server field, type mail.yourdomain.com
  14. Click the arrow box on the Authentication pop-up list and choose Password.
  15. In the User Name field, type your full email address (e.g., your@yourdomain.com ).
  16. In the Password field, type your password.
  17. Click the OK button.
  18. Click the OK button.
  19. Close the Accounts window.

Your account should be ready to use now.

Change the port used to send mail.

  1. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.
  2. Choose Accounts.
  3. Select your account in the list on the left.
  4. Click the Server Settings button towards the lower right side of the window.
  5. In the Server Port field of the new window, delete the number 25 and replace it with the number 2525.