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Setting up email in Mac OS X Mail
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Step by step guide to setting up your email in Macintosh OS X Mail
 

Mac Mail 1.3This guide will take you through the steps to set up your email account in Macintosh Mail version 3.

Step One
  • Load up Mac Mail.
  • Click 'Mail' then 'Preferences...'
     
    Click 'Mail' then 'Preferences...'
Step Two
  • A 'Settings' window will appear.
  • Click the 'Accounts' tab.
    Click 'Accounts'

Step Three

  • Click the plus symbol at bottom of the window to add a new account.
     
    Click the plus symbol
Step Four
  • Enter your details and click 'Continue'.
     
    Enter your details and click 'Continue'
Step Five
  • Enter the deatils as supplied by Afterglow Media into the corresponding text fields. Enter:
    • Make sure you set the 'Account Type' as POP
    • A personal description into the 'Description:' text field.
    • Your mail server into the 'Incoming Mail Server:' text field.
    • Your username into the 'User Name:' text field.
    • Note: Your username will be your complete email address.
    • Your password into the 'Password:' text field.
  • Click on the 'Continue' button
     
    Enter the details as supplied by Afterglow Media into the fields and click 'OK'
Step Six
  • Make sure SSL is not checked.
  • Make sure 'Authentication' is set to Password.
  • Click the 'Continue' button.

Make sure SSL is unchecked, choose password and click Continue

Step Seven

  • Check the 'Use Authentication' check box.
  • Enter the deatils as supplied by Afterglow Media into the corresponding text fields. Enter:
    • Your mail server into the 'Outgoing Mail Server:' text field.
    • Your username into the 'User Name:' text field.
    • Note: Your username will be your complete email address.
    • Your password into the 'Password:' text field.
  • Click the 'Continue' button
     
    Enter the details as supplied by Afterglow Media into the fields, check 'Use Secure Sockets Layer', choose password and click 'OK'
Step Eight

Make sure Password is selected and click Continue.

  • Make sure 'Password' selected and click continue.

Step Nine

  • Check 'Take Account Online'.
  • Click the 'Create' button.
  • Your email is now setup in Macintosh Mail.

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