How to add an email account to Apple Mail

- Open Mail
- From the menu at the top, click the Mail menu, then click Preferences..
- Click the plus sign (+) to create a new account
- Enter the name from which emails will appear (example: Your Name)
- Enter the email address from which emails appear (example: username@yourdomain.com)
- Enter the password for this POP3 account (example: password)
- Click Continue
- Ensure Account Type is set to POP
- Enter the incoming/POP3 mailserver (example: hostingaccountname.dns-systems.net - where hostingaccountname is the username given at the top of your welcome letter)
- Enter the accountname (username) to use (example: username-yourdomain-com)
- Enter the password for this POP3 account (example: password)
- Click Continue
- Enter the outgoing/SMTP mailserver (example: hostingaccountname.dns-systems.net - where hostingaccountname is the username given at the top of your welcome letter)
- Tick the box "Use only this server"
- Tick the box "Use Authentication"
- Enter the accountname (username) to use (example: username-yourdomain-com)
- Enter the password for this POP3 account (example: password)
- Click Continue
- Check the details, when ready, click Create to finish
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