Setting Password Authentication
in Apple MAIL LEOPARD - OS 10.5
1) Open the Mail program (the blue postage stamp in the Dock toolbar)
2) In the top menu, next to the black Apple, click on MAIL
3) In the dropdown menu click on PREFERENCES…
4) Click on the ACCOUNTS button
5) Select (click on) your email address in the left column
Make sure the ACCOUNT INFORMATION tab is selected
6) Look down to the bottom right of the window
7) Click on the BLUE TAB to the far right of OUTGOING MAIL SERVER
8) In the drop-down menu click on “Edit Server List”
9) In the new window that opens, under "Description"
select the server that you're using for your email address
10) Click on the Advanced tab below
11) After “Authentication:” to the right of the bar is a blue tab
12) Click on the blue tab and choose PASSWORD from the drop down list
13) Fill in your User Name:
(i.e. in the email address "testy@mcn.org", "testy" is the user name)
Fill in your Password
***If you have more than one email account then there should be
only one outgoing server for each account.
Repeat steps #9 through #13 for each email account
14) Click on the OK button
15) Close the ACCOUNTS window
You've done it. Great job!
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