Step-By-Step E-mail Software Setup

This setup guide is for:

Mail for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

1.	From the Mail menu, choose Preferences. NOTE: If you are running Mail for the first time, the New Account Wizard may open automatically when Mail is launched. If so, please skip to Step 3.

2.	Ensure that Accounts is selected from the buttons at the top. Then, in the lower-left corner of the window, click on the plus (+) button to create a new account. This will open the New Account Wizard.

3.	This is the first screen of the New Account Wizard. Click Continue.

4.	Choose POP for your Account Type. Enter an Account Description of your choosing. Enter your Full Name as you want it to appear on outgoing e-mail. Enter the Email Address assigned to you by PortalMedia. Click Continue to go to the next step.

5.	Enter in mail.portalmedia.com for your Incoming Mail Server. Enter the User Name and Password supplied to you by PortalMedia. Click Continue to go to the next step.

The following message will appear on the screen, and may stay for a few minutes (this is normal):

6.	Enter in mail.portalmedia.com for the Outgoing Mail Server. Check the checkbox for Use Authentication. Beneath it, enter in the same User Name and Password that you did in the previous step. Click Continue to go to the next step.

The following message will appear on the screen, and may stay for a few minutes (this is normal):

7.	A summary screen will appear similar to the one below with the settings you just entered. Click Continue.

8.	From this screen, click Done at the bottom (or import mailboxes from another program if you wish).

You're done!