This document will show you how to configure Mac Mail on an Apple Mac OS X computer to be able to send and receive your e-mail.

1 - Open Mail.

2 - The Welcome to Mail screen should pop up.

If you are not setting up Apple Mail for the first time, follow steps 5 to 7 and click on the + sign in the lower left-hand corner of the Accounts screen to add your new account.

In the Full Name field, type your dispay name (it will appear on the From field when you send out messages)

In the Email Address field, type your full Earthnet email address, for example username@earthnet.net

In the Incoming mail server field, type in: mail.earthnet.net

Click the arrow box on the Account Type pop-up list and choose POP

In the User Name field, type your username.
Your username is usually the first part of your Earthnet email address, for example johndoe if your email address is johndoe@earthnet.net.

In the Password field, type your Earthnet email password.

In the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) field, type in: smtp.earthnet.net

Click the OK button.



Note: At this point, Mail will attempt to contact the mail server. If it fails, click the Continue button on the warning message that appears to continue with the set up.

3 - Click the No button when asked if you want to import mailboxes.

4 - Click the No button when asked if you want to see what's new.

5 - From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.

6 - Click the Accounts icon.

7 - Click the Server Settings button in the lower section of your account information.

8 - A dialog box called SMTP Server Options will pop up.

In the Outgoing Mail Server field, type in: smtp.earthnet.net

Server port should be left to 25

The checkbox called Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) should NOT be checked

Click the arrow box on the Authentication pop-up list and choose Password

In the User Name field, type your Earthnet username

In the Password field, type your password

Click the OK button




9 - Close the Accounts window, and click the Save button.

Congratulations, you have finished setting up your email account!

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