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Configure Apple's Mail Client for Mac OS X 10.5 using POP

These instructions were written using Apple's Mail Client version 3.6

With Apple's Mail client open
- From the File menu select Add Account...
The Add Account screen will open
- In the Full Name: box enter your real name
- In the Email Address: field enter your Queen's email address
- Click the Continue button
The Incoming Mail Server screen will open
- From the Account Type: menu select POP
- In the Description: box enter a name for your connection
- In the Incoming Mail Server: box enter mail.queensu.ca
- In the User Name: box enter your NetID
- In the Password: box enter your NetID's password
- Click the Continue button
The Incoming Mail Security screen will open

Note If your office is located at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) or Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH): does not support SSL Encryption and SMTP Authorization.
- Check the box beside Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- From the Authentication: menu select Password
- Click the Continue button
The Outgoing Mail Server screen will open
- In the Outgoing Mail Server: field enter mail.queensu.ca
- Click the Continue button
The Account Summary screen will open
- verify all the information
- Click the Create button
Apple's Mail client has now been configured to receive email via the POP protocol.

The next step is to configure outgoing mail settings. To do this follow the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) tutorial.

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