Apple Mail in Mac OS X 10.5
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To add a new account to Apple Mail (Mac OS X 10.5):
New Account
- Choose Preferences from the Mail menu. If you have not yet set up any accounts, the Mail Setup window appears, and you can skip to Step 5.
- Click the Accounts icon in the Mail Preferences window.
- Click Create Account (the plus sign icon in the lower-left of the window).
- Choose "Add Other Mail Account..."
- Enter your name as you want it to appear on your outgoing email for Full Name. Enter your email address for Email Address. Enter your email password for Password. (If you don't have this information, please contact SupraNet or your network administrator for assistance.) Click Continue.
Incoming Server Settings
- Choose IMAP from the Account Type menu. Enter mailbox.supranet.net for Incoming Mail Server. Enter your email address for User Name. Enter your email password for Password. Click Continue.
- Make sure Use SSL is checked. Choose Password from the Authentication menu. Click Continue.
- Enter mailbox.supranet.net for Outgoing Mail Server. Enter your email address for User Name. Enter your email password for Password. Click Continue.
- Make sure Use SSL is checked. Choose Password from the Authentication menu. Click Continue.
- Make sure that the settings on the Account Summary screen are correct. Click Create.
Outgoing Server Settings
- If you are not already on the Accounts icon in the Mail Preferences window, choose Preferences from the Mail menu and click the Accounts icon.
- Select the account you just created from the list on the left.
- Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings.
- Choose Edit Server List... from the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) menu.
- Select the server you just created from the list on the top. Click the Advanced tab.
- Uncheck Automatically detect and maintain account settings. Enter 587 for Server port. Make sure Use SSL is checked. Choose Password from the Authentication menu. Enter your email address for User Name. Enter your email password for Password. Click OK.
- Close the Mail Preferences window. Click Save.
- That's it! Your new SupraNet email account is set up. If you received errors during your setup, or your new mail account doesn't work, please contact SupraNet.