Configuring Apple Mail (OSX 10.6 - OSX 10.9) - Wissensdatenbank

Quick Overview...
To setup your WebMate mail account in Apple Mail, add the account using the details supplied in your email - filling the onscreen prompts. Remember to included the SMTP outgoing server settings and your full email address.

Detailed Instructions...

Step 1: Select Account

Go to 'Mail' (top left of your screen) then select 'Accounts'

Click the small '+' button on the bottom left of the accounts window.

Choose Add Other Account.

Step 2: Add Email Information

The first screen simply asks for your Full Name, the Email Address and your Email Password for that account. Fill these in and click Create.

Mail will then search for mail servers briefly before redirecting you to the Incoming Mail Server settings.

Apple Mail may say Account must be manually configured if it does, click Next.

The details entered into the ’Full name’ box will be used as the from details in any emails sent from this account in Apple Mail.

Step 3: Incoming Server Information

First choose your Account Type POP or IMAP.

	POP or IMAP ?
	We recommend using Account Type IMAP as this will sync across all of your devices, you'll be able to add this email account to as many devices as you like.
	If you know that you will only accessing this email account through this one computer you can choose POP.

The settings should be as below.

Mail Server	mail.webmate.me
User Name	Your Full Email address
Password	Your Email Password

Once all details have been carefully entered, click Next.

Step 4: Outgoing server information

On this screen you will be presented with the following options, simply enter them as shown below.

SMTP Server	smtp.webmate.me
User name	Your Full Email Address
Password	Your Email Password

Apple Mail may say that the username and password are optional, They are not optional!
The Username (full email address) & password must be filled in for the account to be able to send mail.

When you're done click Create.

Wait a moment for the account to be created then you'll be able to send and receive using your WebMate hosted email account.

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