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How to Set Up Mail for Mac OS X (10.0 or 10.1) to Send and Receive Email
  • Resolution ID: 2919
  • Operating System(s): Mac OS X
  • Application: Apple Mail
  • Application Version(s): 1.0, 1.1

Use the following steps to check that your email settings are configured correctly to send and receive email using Mail for Mac OS X.
Configuring Mail
  1. You will need your email server settings to set up your email program.
  2. Open Mail.

  3. From the Mail menu, choose Preferences.

  4. Click the Create Account button.

  5. Click the arrow box on the Account Type pop-up list and choose POP Account.
  6. In the Description field, type your full Pioneer Wireless email address (e.g., johndoe@pioneerwireless.net).
  7. In the Email Adress field, type your full Pioneer Wireless email address (e.g., johndoe@pioneerwireless.net).
  8. In the Full Name field, type your name.
  9. In the Host name field, type your Incoming mail server (POP) (as determined during step 1 of this walkthrough).
  10. In the User name field, type your full Pioneer Wireless email address (e.g., johndoe@pioneerwireless.net).
  11. In the Password field, type your password.

    Note: Your password is case sensitive! Make sure CAPS LOCK is off when typing it.

  12. In the SMTP Host field, type mail.pioneerwireless.net.
  13. Check the box next to Use authentication when sending mail.
  14. In the SMTP User field, type your full Pioneer Wireless email address (e.g., johndoe@pioneerwireless.net).
  15. In the SMTP Password field, type your account password.

  16. Click on the Account Options tab.
  17. Check the box next to Delete messages on server after downloading.
  18. Click the OK button.