Set up your email account using Apple Mail OS X Leopard 10.5
- Click Mail from the menu bar
- Select Preferences
- Click the Plus [+] icon located at the bottom left corner of the Accounts window
- Complete the following information:
Full Name: The name displayed to the email recipient
Email Address: The email account you wish to connect to
Password: Email account password - Click [Continue]
You may be greeted with a pop up stating that Apple Mail can't verify the identity of your domain. You can simply click [Connect] to continue - You'll next be asked to enter your incoming mail server details
Complete the following information:
Account Type: Select POP or IMAP (we recommend IMAP)
Description: May be any descriptive text (this is for your own use only and has no effect on your configuration)
Incoming mail server: mail.yourdomain.com.au
User Name: The email address of the account you wish to connect to
Password: The password used for this email account - Click [Continue]
You may get another warning message about Apple Mail not being able to verify the identity of the server you are attempting to connect to. Simply click [Connect] to continue - You'll next be asked to enter in your outgoing mail server details
Complete the following information:
Description: May be any descriptive text
Outgoing mail server: mail.yourdomain.com.au
Use only this server: Tick this box if this is the primary email address you'll be using within Apple Mail
Use Authentication: Tick this box
User Name: The email address of the account you wish to connect to
Password: The password used for this email account - Click [Continue]
The next screen will display a summary of your settings
- Review the settings you've selected and click [Create]
- Your Apple Mail account should now be ready to use
