E-mail settings for Mac on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)

Before starting, to avoid errors while setting up Mail, make sure that you are connected to the Internet. If you cannot be connected to the Internet, you may still set up Mail, but additional steps will be required.

1. In the Dock, click on the Mail icon (the icon that looks like a postage stamp).
   
   
   
   
2. If this is the first time you've opened the Mail application, you will immediately be brought to the New Account setup assistant.
   
   
   
   Click the Continue button at the bottom right and skip to step 6 below.
   
   
3. If you've opened Mail before, wait for Mail to open then click on the Mail menu at the top left of your screen and select Preferences.
   
   
4. Click on the Accounts icon at the top of the window.
   
   
5. Click on the plus sign ( + ) at the bottom left of the window, circled in the example below.
   
   
   
   
   
6. On the next Add Account screen
   
   Enter your name in the Full Name field. (i.e. First and Last name)
   
   Enter your e-mail address in the E-mail Address field.
   
   Enter your e-mail password. The window should now look like the example below.
   
   
   
   Click the Continue button.
   
   
7. Set the Account Type to "POP"
   
   Enter a description for this account (i.e. Work Account, Personal e-mail etc)
   
   In the Incoming Mail Server area, enter "mail.yourdomain",substituting"yourdomain" with your actual domain name into the Incoming Mail Server field.
   
   Enter your user name into the User Name field. (This will usually be the full e-mail address)
   
   Enter your password in the Password field. The window should look like the example below.
   
   
   
   Click the Continue button.
   
   
8. In the Outgoing Mail Server area, enter "mail.yourdomain.com" in the Outgoing Mail Server field. The window should look like the example below.
   
   IMPORTANT NOTE: Certain Internet Service Providers (ISPs) require that you use THEIR SMTP servers for Out going mail.
   
   IF you use Optimum Online for internet service use: mail.optonline.net
   IF you use Verizon Online for internet service use: outgoing.verizon.net
   
   Check with your specific ISP for exact Incoming/Outgoing server settings
   
   Additionally certain Internet Service Providers (ISPs) require that you use Authentication to send e-mail via their servers. This make you must enter the User Name and Password that YOUR ISP provided you when you first signed up for their service. If you do not know your user name and password as provided by your ISP, please contact them.
   
   
   
   Click the Continue button.
9. Optional Step: (If your ISP blocks port 25 for sending outbound emails and you don't want to use your ISP's SMTP server as explained above) you can use the Bower Web Solutions server to send out messages on securely on port 587. To do this, you will need to click on the drop down list for "Outbound Mail Server (SMTP) and then select "Edit SMTP Server List". Follow the screen shots below for the proper configuration details:
   
   
   
10. The Account Summary area should look like the example below.
    
    
    
    Click the Continue button.
    
    
    
11. IMPORTANT: In the "Accounts" window, click on the newly created Account listed on the left, then "Advanced"
    (Mail Menu->Preferences->Accounts)
    
    If you only check your mail from one computer/mobile device, change the drop menu menu under "Remove Copy from server after retrieving a message:" to "Right away".
    
    If you check your mail from more than one computer/mobile device, change the drop menu menu under "Remove Copy from server after retrieving a message:" to "After one day".
    
    
    
    
12. Click the red close bubble button at the top left of the Accounts window to close it.
    
    

Mail is now configured to send and receive e-mail.