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Mac Mail - Changing/Confirming Settings
This tutorial will show you how to change the settings for your mail account within OS X's built-in mail program, Mail.
The version used to make this tutorial came with OS X 10.4Once you've opened Mail, click on the menu labeled "Mail," and select "Preferences."
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Next, you're presented with a window which contains three tabs, "Account Information, "Special Mailboxes," and "Advanced."
Let's look at the "Account Information" tab.a. The "Account type" was determined when you set up the account. You cannot change it unless you delete this account and create a new one. The account type is "POP."
b. "Description" can be whatever you like, but it is recommended that you use something descriptive. This is just the description listed in Mail's list of email accounts.
c. "Email Address" should be your SCTelco.net.au email address.
d. "Full Name" can be your name, or whatever text you'd like to be seen as your name when you send email.
e. "Incoming Mail Server" should be "mail.sctelco.net.au"
f. "User Name" should be your SCTelco.net.au login name (inlcuding the @sctelco.net.au part)
g. "Password" is the password for your SCTelco.net.au login name.Note: to add additional mail accounts, click the "+" button on the lower-left
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You can edit the Outgoing Mail Server by pressing the "Server Settings" button.