Setting up MacOS X's Native Mail client

The most recent version of the Mac operating system "X" (ten), comes with its own mail application named "Mail". The following instructions explain how to set up Mail to check your OlympusNet mailbox as well as how to make corrections to your email settings in the future. 

 

Entering your email settings

Start Mail by clicking the Mail application icon in the docking bar.  If this is the first you have started the Mail application, you will be presented with a Mail Setup window asking for account information. If this occurs, enter the required information as described in steps 1-7 below. Otherwise, mail settings have already been entered into the Mail application.  Skip to the Making corrections to your mail settings section and verify that your settings are correct.

  1. Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the Your Name box.
  2. Enter your email address in the Email Address box.
  3.  For the incoming mail server, enter mail.anet.net in lowercase letters.
  4. Choose  POP  for the Mail Server Type.
  5. Enter your email address in the User Name box. 
  6. Enter your  password in the Password box.
  7. Enter smtp.anet.net in the last line then click OK
  8. A new window may appear titled "Unlock Keychain". Sometime during the setup of OS X on your Mac you were asked to set a keychain password.  If you want, you may enter your keychain password now then click OK.  If not, you may click Cancel. For more information on Keychains, open Finder, choose "Mac Help" from the Help menu and enter "keychain" in the "Ask" line.
  9. If an "Import Mailboxes" window appears, click "NO" unless you have a specific reason to do otherwise
  10. Please follow the steps below to set authentication for sending email (SMTP.)

Setting up SMTP authentication and making corrections to your mail settings

You need to set SMTP authentication  to send email with OlympusNet.  You can also use the follow instructions to  make changes to your email settings, correct a typo,  and remove an old mail account or create a new account. To access your email settings, do the following:
  1. With the Mail application open, Click the Mail menu at the top of the screen then click Preferences.
  2. Along the top of the Mail Preferences window will be a series of icons ("Accounts", "Fonts & Colors" "Viewing", etc.), click the Accounts icon if it is not already selected.

     
  3. Click on the mail.anet.net account and click the Edit button on the right.
  4. The Account Information tab appears. Click on the Option button below.

     
  5. The SMTP Server Option box appears.  In the Authentication box select Password.  Enter you email address and password for your aNet.net account


  6. Click OK on the SMTP Server Options box and click OK on the Account Information box.  Close the Accounts box.  .