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How To: Set Up Your AT&T Email Account Using Apple Mail 1.2 on a Mac OS 10

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Use This Article When:
You are using a Mac computer and:
  • Have OS 10 installed.
  • Setting up Apple Mail 1.2 for managing your email.

Solution:


  Start by selecting your service domain

Hint: this is part of your email address that is to the right of the "@". For example, if your email address is username@att.net, "att.net" is your domain.
 
att.net
bellsouth.net

This article contains instructions for setting up an email account using Apple Mail 1.2.

To display Apple Mail's version information:
  • Click on Mail.
  • Click on About Mail.

To setup an Apple Mail account on a MAC OS 10, do the following:

  1. Open Apple Mail.



  2. On the Mail menu, choose Preferences.



  3. Click on Accounts.

    The Accounts dialog box displays,

  4. Click Add Account or Edit.



  5. In the Account Type field, choose POP from the pop-uplist.
  6. In the Description field, type a description for this account. For example, AT&T.
  7. In the Email address field, type your email address.
  8. In the Full Name field, type your full name.
  9. In the Incoming Mail Server field, type fpostoffice.isp.att.net.
  10. In the User Name field, type your username.
  11. In the Password field, type your password.
  12. Click the Options button.



    The SMTP Server Options dialog box displays.

  13. Type fmailhost.isp.att.net in the Outgoing Mail Server field.
  14. In the Server port field, type 465.
    Note:  When updating the secure server settings, check SSL checkbox first to update the port setting.
    • Under Outgoing mail (SMTP) should be port 465 and the box next to server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked.
    • Under incoming mail (POP3) should be port 995 and the box next to server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked. 
  15. In the Authentication Field, choose None.
  16. Click the OK button.



  17. Click the OK button.

All Steps Complete

This article contains instructions for setting up an email account using Apple Mail 1.2.

To display Apple Mail's version information:
  • Click on Mail.
  • Click on About Mail.

To setup an Apple Mail account on a MAC OS 10, do the following:

  1. Open Apple Mail.



  2. On the Mail menu, choose Preferences.



  3. Click on Accounts.

    The Accounts dialog box displays,

  4. Click Add Account or Edit.



  5. In the Account Type field, choose POP from the pop-uplist.
  6. In the Description field, type a description for this account. For example, AT&T.
  7. In the Email address field, type your email address.
  8. In the Full Name field, type your full name.
  9. In the Incoming Mail Server field, type mail.bellsouth.net.
  10. In the User Name field, type your username.
  11. In the Password field, type your password.
  12. Click the Options button.



    The SMTP Server Options dialog box displays.

  13. Type mail.bellsouth.net in the Outgoing Mail Server field.
  14. In the Server port field, type 25.
  15. In the Authentication Field, choose None.
  16. Click the OK button.



  17. Click the OK button.

All Steps Complete

This article contains instructions for setting up an email account using Apple Mail 1.2.

To display Apple Mail's version information:
  • Click on Mail.
  • Click on About Mail.

To setup an Apple Mail account on a MAC OS 10, do the following:

  1. Open Apple Mail.



  2. On the Mail menu, choose Preferences.



  3. Click on Accounts.

    The Accounts dialog box displays,

  4. Click Add Account or Edit.



  5. In the Account Type field, choose POP from the pop-uplist.
  6. In the Description field, type a description for this account. For example, AT&T.
  7. In the Email address field, type your email address.
  8. In the Full Name field, type your full name.
  9. In the Incoming Mail Server field, type pop.att.yahoo.com.
  10. In the User Name field, type your username.
  11. In the Password field, type your password.
  12. Click the Options button.



    The SMTP Server Options dialog box displays.

  13. Type smtp.att.yahoo.com in the Outgoing Mail Server field.
  14. In the Server port field, type 465.
    Note:  When updating the secure server settings, check SSL checkbox first to update the port setting.
    • Under Outgoing mail (SMTP) should be port 465 and the box next to server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked.
    • Under incoming mail (POP3) should be port 995 and the box next to server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked. 
  15. In the Authentication Field, choose None.
  16. Click the OK button.



  17. Click the OK button.

All Steps Complete


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