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Configuring your email client: Apple Mail
Sunday, October 17th, 2010 by Chinh Do

Apple Mail

Important: The instructions in this page are for iFlesk.com's clients only. If you're not iFlesk.com clients, you use the instructions at your our risk.

To configure Apple Mail on MAC OS Leopard 10.5.x to send and receive email, please follow the instructions below
  1. Open Apple Mail.
  2. From the 'Mail' menu, choose 'Preferences'.

    Apple Mail - Preferences

  3. Click the 'Accounts' button and click on '+' button at the bottom.

    Apple Mail - Accounts

  4. - Enter your 'Full Name' as you want it to appear.
    - Enter your full email address jsmith@your-domain.com. (Note: replace your-domain.com with your domain.) in the 'Email address:' field.
    - Enter your password.
    - Click on 'Continue'

    Apple Mail - Add Account

  5. - Select POP in the Account Type drop down
    - Enter 'mail.your-domain.com' (Note: replace your-domain.com with your domain.) in the 'Incoming Mail Server:' field.
    - Enter your full email address username@your-domain.com. (Note: replace your-domain.com with your domain.) in the 'User Name' field.
    - Enter your email password in the 'Password:' field
    - Click on 'Continue'

    Apple Mail - Incoming Mail Server

  6. - For 'Authentication' drop down choose 'Password'
    - Click on 'Continue'

    Apple Mail - Incoming Mail Security

  7. - Select 'mail.your-domain.com' (Note: replace your-domain.com with your domain.) in the 'Outgoing Mail Server:' field.
    - Make sure to check mark the 'Use Authentication' check box.
    - Enter your full email address username@your-domain.com. (Note: replace your-domain.com with your domain.) in the 'User Name' field.
    - Enter your email password in the 'Password:' field
    - Click on the 'Continue' button.

    Apple Mail - Outgoing Mail Server

  8. - Mark the 'Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)' checkbox.
    - For 'Authentication' drop down choose 'Password'.
    - Click on the 'Continue' button.

    Apple Mail - Outgoing Mail Security

  9. Verify your settings in the 'Account Summary' screen and click 'Create' to create your account

    Apple Mail - Account Summary

NOTE: In some case if you see the following Verify Certificate message, please mark the checkbox 'Always trust "mb2d10.vdrs.net" when connecting to "mail.your-domain.com" and click 'Connect' button.

Apple Mail - Verify Certification