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These steps are available for reference, and may be used to follow along with the video: The following video will walk you through Mac Mail Configuration: Create the email account in your hosting control panel.Wait until your domain name has been propagated.Otherwise, you will need to provide email For general settings that can be used in conjunction with the setup instructions listed below, please refer to the following article:īefore setting up Mac Mail to use with your domain, it is recommended that you first: If autodiscovery fails, you may wish to use the troubleshooting steps provided in the following article: If your email client is able to detect your email configuration from the email provider and if your username and password are correct, then you may use the recommended settings. To leave a copy of your messages on the server, select the Accounts pane in the Mail preferences window, then select the Advanced tab and uncheck the box next to Remove copy from server after retrieving a message.Mac Mail supports auto-discover for detecting server settings. That way they will be downloaded on each of the computers you use (assuming you set up the accounts on the other computers to also leave a copy of the messages on the server). If you use multiple computers and are using a POP account, you may want to leave a copy of your messages on the server. Click on Continue, then Done to create the new account. You will not be able to send messages until you fix the problem. Again, Mail will test the connection, but you can click on Continue even if it’s unsuccessful. You will be asked to provide the address of the outgoing server (this is usually smtp.domainname, but sometimes it’s the same as the incoming server).

You can still click on Continue even if the connection to the incoming mail server was unsuccessful, but you will not be able to receive new messages until you fix the problem. Mail will attempt to connect to your incoming mail server to verify the settings you entered are correct. You will then be asked to provide the address of the incoming mail server (most of the time this is something like mail.yourdomainname–for USF it’s ) and your user name and password. This is the address that will be used when other people reply to your messages.

Enter your full email address in the Email Address field.

Enter your name (or whatever name you want displayed to the public) in the Full Name field.

Enter a descriptive name for your account (such as “School”) in the Account Description field.

Mac for the account type (this will depend on your email provider’s servers).

In the dialog box, choose IMAP, POP, or.

To create a new account, click the Add (+) button in the bottom-left corner of the window.

Click the Accounts button to display the pane.

Open Mail by clicking on its icon in the dock.

To set up a new email account in Mail, follow these steps: