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Setting Up an IMAP Email Account
1.SelectMail /Preerences.
2.ClicktheAccountsbutton,locatedatthetopothewindow.3.Toaddanewaccount,clicktheplus(+)button,locatedinthebottomletcornerothewindow,tolaunchtheSetupAssistant.4.ClicktheAccountTypedrop-downmenu,andthenchooseIMAP.5.Entertheollowinginormation:•AccountDescription—Useaphrasethatwillhelpyouidentiythisaccount,suchasHome,Workandsoorth.•FullName—Enteryourfrstandlastname.ThisisthenamethatwillappearintheFromfeldomessagesyousend,rightaheadoyouremailaddress.Acompanynamecanalsobeused,iyoupreer.•EmailAddress—Enteryourentireemailaddress(e.g.,
myname@mydomain.com
),usingalllowercaseletters.6.ClickContinuetoproceedtothenextwindow.7.UnderIncomingMailServer,dotheollowing:•IncomingMailServer—EntertheIMAPservername:
imap.emailsrvr.com
•UserName—Enteryourentireemailaddress(e.g.,
myname@mydomain.com
),usingalllowercaseletters.•Password—Enterthepasswordyoucreatedorthisemailaddress.
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Setting Up Mac
®
Mail
(Based on version 2.1 for Mac OS 10.4 Tiger)
DocumentUpdated:1/07
Technical Manual:Confguration and Setup
8.MacMailwillnowveriyyouraddresstomakesurethesettingsarecorrect.Thisisasomewhatslowprocess(althoughnotasslowastheoneinStep13).Ithere’sanerror,recheckyourinormation.Otherwise,justclickContinuetoproceedtothenextwindow.9.UnderOutgoingMailServer,dotheollowing:•IntheOutgoingMailServerbox,entertheoutgoing(SMTP)server:
smtp.emailsrvr.com
•ClicktheUseAuthenticationcheckbox.•IntheUserNamebox,enteryourentireemailaddress(e.g.,
myname@mydomain.com
),usingalllowercaseletters.•InthePasswordbox,enterthepasswordoryouremailaccount.10.ClicktheContinuebutton,andMailwillchecktheconnectiontomakesureitsucceeds.Butbe
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