- Open Mail (click it on the Dock or open it from the Applications folder).
- If the "Welcome to Mail" assistant does not appear, choose Add Account from the File menu.
- Fill in the Full Name, Email address, and Password fields
- Deselect "Automatically set up account" if it is enabled. Click Continue to proceed.
- Choose the proper Account Type? - we prefer that you use POP.
- Give your account a useful description, such as "My Mail" or "CNC Mail". It can be called whatever you want.
- Enter your Incoming Mail Server, User Name and Password. Click Continue to proceed.
*** The incoming mail server for ConnectNC users will be mail.connectnc.com and for hosting customers it will be mail.domainname.com replacing domainname.com with your actual domain name. - If prompted, enter your Incoming Mail Security settings. Click Continue to proceed.
- For Outgoing Mail Server, a useful description such as "ConnectNC" or "Domain Name".
- Enter the Outgoing Mail Server details.
*** The outgoing mail server for ConnectNC users will be mail.connectnc.com and for hosting customers it will be mail.domainname.com replacing domainname.com with your actual domain name. - Select "Use Authentication" and enter your User Name and Password. Click Continue to proceed.
- If prompted, enter your Outgoing Mail Security settings. Click Continue to proceed.
- Verify your settings in the Account Summary. Check "Take account online". Click "Create" to complete the process.