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 10.4.

   1. Once you've opened Mail, click on the menu labeled "Mail," and select "Preferences."

Select Mail, then Preferences

   2. Next, you're presented with a window which contains three tabs, "Account Information, "Special Mailboxes," and "Advanced." First, let's look at the "Account Information" tab.

          * 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."

          * "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.

          * "Email Address" should be your Wadsnet.com email address.

          * "Full Name" can be your name, or whatever text you'd like to be seen as your name when you send email.

          * "Incoming Mail Server" should be "mail.wadsnet.com"

          * "User Name" should be your Wadsnet.com Email address (example: username@wadsnet.com)

          * "Password" is the password for your Wadsnet.com username.

 

      Note: to add additional mail accounts, click the "+" button on the lower-left.

      Account Information settings

          * You can edit the Outgoing Mail Server by pressing the "Server Settings" button.

               1. The "Outgoing Mail Server" should be "smtp.wadsnet.com”

               2. The "Server port" should be "25"

               3. Change Authentication to password, then put in your email address in the username slot and your password in the password slot.

   

  SMTP Server Options screen

  

 

      Special Mailboxes settings

Advanced account settings

 

That's it! Press "OK" and close the account window. You are ready to use Mail for OS X.