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Macintosh - Mail 1

Basic Configuration

Basic configuration of Mail 1 is quite easy, here is how:

Note: If you have already run through the Setup Assistant when you first installed MacOSX, you may have already setup default email settings for your system. If these settings are not working, you will need to edit your configuration settings to ensure the correct details are set.

  1. Click the Mail shortcut in the dock
  2. Click the Mail menu
  3. Click Preferences
  4. Ensure Accounts is selected

  5. Ensure the Check accounts for new mail menu is set to Every 15 Minutes if you wish to have Mail check your email automatically
  6. Click the Create Account button

  7. Ensure the Account Type list is set to POP Account
  8. Ensure the Description box, replace jcitizen (in the above example) with your own username (the first part of your email address, the bit before the @ symbol) and add (VICNET) onto that.
  9. Within the Email Address box, replace jcitizen (in the above example) with your own username (the first part of your email address, the bit before the @ symbol) and add @vicnet.net.au onto that.
  10. Within the Full Name box, type the name that people see when you send an email to them. This setting is not technical and can essentially be anything.
  11. Within the Host name box, type mail.vicnet.net.au
  12. Within the User name box, replace jcitizen (in the above example) with your own username (the first part of your email address, the bit before the @ symbol).
  13. Within the Password box, type your password
  14. Within the SMTP Host box, type mail.vicnet.net.au
  15. Click the Account Options tab

  16. Tick Delete messages on server after downloading

  17. Click OK
  18. Click OK
  19. Clck the File menu
  20. Click Close

Those are all the settings you need. Your installation of Mail 1 is now configured to send and receive e-mail!