This tutorial shows you how to set up Apple Mail to work with your email account.

To Set Up Your Apple Mail

1. From the Mail menu, select Preferences.
   
   
   
   
2. Select the Accounts tab, and click the plus sign(+) at the bottom of the Accounts box.
   
   
   
   
3. In the Add Account window, enter your full name, email address and email password. Click Continue.
   
   
4. In the Incoming Mail Server screen, select POP from the Account Type list, and enter your information as follows:
   
   

Description

Enter the name of your account.



Incoming mail server (POP3)

Type pop.activatemedia.com



User Name

Enter your email address.



Password

Enter the password you set up for your email account.



Click Continue.




5. In the Outgoing Mail Server screen enter your information as follows:
   
   

Description

Enter the name for this mail server (e.g. activatemedia.com).



Outgoing mail server

If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) allows it, you can use the outgoing mail server for your Internet Service Provider. Contact your Internet Service Provider to get this setting. Alternatively you can use smtp.activatemedia.com for your outgoing mail server.



NOTE: "smtpout.activatemedia.com" is an SMTP relay server. In order to use this server to send e-mails, you must first activate SMTP relay on your e-mail account. Contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to do this. You will also need tick 'Use Authentication' and enter your user name and pasword.





Click Continue.