OS X For Macintosh Mail

Step 1.

• Open Mail. Click the Mail menu and choose Preferences.

Step 2.

• Click the arrow box on the Check accounts for new mail pop-up list and choose Manually, then click the Create Account button.

Step 3.

On the Accout Options tab:

• Choose POP Account in the Account Type pop-up list.
• In the Description field, type your email address (you can put anything in this field you like).
• In the Email Adress field, type your email address.
• In the Full Name field, type your name as you would like it to appear when you send email.
• In the Host Name field, input the incoming mail server. This is "pop." and your domain name. See explanation below;
• Your domain name is the portion of your e-mail address that follows the @ symbol. (If your email address is billgates@microsoft.com, your domain name would be microsoft.com)
• Your incoming mail server should be pop.yourdomainname.com. (ex. pop.microsoft.com)
• Enter your full email address (username@domain.com) in the User Name field.
• Input your email password in the Password field. Remember that passwords are case sensitive.
• In the SMTP Host field, type in your outgoing mail server name.
  • Your Outgoing mail server should be smtp.yourdomainname.com. (ex. smtp.microsoft.com).
    
    NOTE: Some internet providers, such as Cox, Earthlink, and MSN, are blocking users from using other mail servers to send mail. If you are able to receive mail, but not send mail, or you are getting a 550 error when sending mail, you will need to set the outgoing SMTP server to your internet providers server. Contact your internet service provider for this information. Your email account will function normally, you simply need to make this change to allow all outgoing messages to be delivered by your service provider. Click here for a list of known service providers settings.

Step 4.

• Click on the Account Options tab. Check the box next to Delete messages on server after downloading.
• Click the OK button to save the new account. Then close the Preferences window to return to Mail.

Step 5.

• If you are not using your Internet Providers Outgoing Mail Server, you will need to make one additional change to be able to send e-mail. You need to enable SMTP Authentication.
  • Open OS X Mail.
  • Select Preferences from the Mail menu.
  • Select your Stargate email account and select Edit.
  • Select Add server from the Outgoing Mail Server menu.
  • In the SMTP Server Options dialog window, type in your outgoing mail server name.
    • Your Outgoing mail server should be smtp.yourdomainname.com. (ex. smtp.microsoft.com).
  • Select Password from the Authentication menu.
  • Enter your email address in the User name: field.
  • Type your password into the SMTP Password field.
  • Click OK.