MacMail 1.1

Setup Information

Before you begin, there is some information you will need to have handy to setup your email client.

Mail Server names:

All mail server names for Nationwide Internet Domains are of the form:
mail.example.com Example (mail.inreach.com, mail.exp.net etc)

The domain will be the last part of your email address. So if your email address is “user@nationwide.net” then the mail servers are:
mail.nationwide.net

This is true for both incoming (POP3) and outgoing(SMTP).

SENDING EMAIL:

If your connectivity to the internet is provided by someone other than Nationwide Internet, you may have to use their outgoing mail servers. Click here for instructions on turning on SMTP Authentication.

Username and Password:

There are two formats that your Username may be in. Usually Nationwide Internet customer's user names will be the first part of your email address. So if your email address is "somebody@nationwide.net" Your username will be "somebody."

If you are with Inreach, or you host your email with us your username will be the same as your full email address. So if your email address is "somebody@example.com" then your user name will be "somebody@example.com."

Setup

Mac Mail currently has 3 versions that were shipped with Mac OS X. When you log in for the first time, you may get a setup Wizard, you can follow along with the Wizard, or cancel and follow the steps below. Below is the version of Mac Mail that was installed with Mac OS 10.0-10.1 (Mail 1.1). We also have the setup for the version of Mac Mail that came with Mac OS 10.3 (Mail 1.3).

To begin, you should have a Stamp Icon in your menu bar at the bottom of the screen. Click on it to open Mac Mail.

On the top menu bar, click on Mail, and go to Preferences...

On the top of the new screen you will see 6 icons, click on the Account Icon making sure it is highlighted.

Under Descriptions you will see a list of all your email accounts. If you do not have one setup, it will be empty.

Click on Create Account.

Making sure that the Account Information Tab is highlighted, fill out the relevant information:

Account Type = Using the pull down menu, choose POP Account.

Description = This labels the account, you can use your email address or Nationwide.

Email Address = Your email address.

Full Name = Type in your name as you would like it seen when sending mail. (First,Last or Nickname)

Host Name = This is the POP or Incoming mail server name. Should be of the form mail.domain.tld. (see above)

User Name= Your user name. (see above)

Password = Your email password.

SMTP Host = This is the Outgoing mail server. Should be of the form mail.domain.tld. (see above)

Once you have all information filled out, click on OK.

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