OS X Mail

Mac OS X Mail is an E-Mail client and RSS reader powered by Apple. This will walk you through the steps for setting up Mail on Mac OS X 10.5. All other versions are similar and you should be able to figure it out based off of the below.

Setting up a new E-Mail account in Mail on Mac OS X 10.5

1. Open Mail, go to the menu and select File -> Add Account...

This will open the account creation assistant.

2. Fill out the general information.

• Full Name: <Your full name>
• Email Address: <Your E-Mail address>
• Password: <the password for your E-Mail account>

3. Click Continue

Incoming Mail Server

4. Fill out the correct Incoming Mail server information.

• Account Type: IMAP or POP3
• Description: Optional. If you are using Mail to check mail for multiple mail accounts, you can enter a name for each here

For customers using the @cgaz.com or @cgmailbox.com domains use the following mail servers:

• Incoming mail server (POP3/IMAP): Enter mail.cgmailbox.com for your incoming mail server.
  

For customers using the their own domains use the following mail servers:

• Incoming mail server (POP3/IMAP): Enter mail.<yourdomain>.xxx for your incoming mail server.
  

• User Name: <Your E-Mail address>
• Password: <Your E-Mail password> -- this will probably be filled already, since you entered it on the previous screen

5. Click Continue

6. Leave "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" unchecked.

7. Click Continue

Outgoing Mail Server

8. Fill out the correct Outgoing Mail server information.

For customers using the @cgaz.com or @cgmailbox.com domains use the following mail servers:

• Outgoing mail server (SMTP): Enter mail.cgmailbox.com for your outgoing mail server.

For customers using the their own domains use the following mail servers:

• Outgoing mail server (SMTP): Enter mail.<yourdomain>.xxx for your outgoing mail server.

• Use Authentication: Yes
  • User Name: <Your E-Mail address>
  • Password: <Your E-Mail password>

9. Click Continue

Account Summary

Review the account settings you have selected.

10. Click Create

Use This Mailbox For Sent

With the mailbox you want to use for sent mail selected select the menu item:

 Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > Sent

This can be done for Trash, Junk and Drafts as well.

External Links

• Apple Mac OS X Mail 10.5 Support page