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How do I set up MACMAIL to download email from your servers.

Solution Before You Start:

Have your full email address and account password ready.

To Use Apple Mail with Your Email

1. Launch Mail.
2. From the Mail menu, select Preferences.
3. Click Create an Account (+ symbol).
4. Complete the following fields, and then click Continue.

Full Name
The name to display on your email.
Email Address
Your email address.
Password
Your email account password.

5. Complete the following fields, and then click Continue.

Account Type
Select POP or IMAP.

NOTE: To use IMAP, your email account with us must support IMAP functionality.
Description
A description of the email address to display in the email account list in Mail.
Incoming Mail Server
mail.yourdomain.com
User Name
Your full email address.
Password
Your email account password.

6. Complete the following fields, and then click Continue.

Description
A description of the SMTP server to display in the SMTP server list in Mail, e.g. secureserver.net.
Outgoing Mail Server
mail.yourdomain.com (some isp's may be blocking and you will need to use specified names)
Use Authentication
Select this option.
User Name
Your full email address.
Password
Your email account password.

7. Click Create.
 
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Article ID: 60
Category: Email
Date added: 2009-11-18 10:02:47
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