How to configure "Mail"
in OS 10.4 (Tiger)

To configure the native Mail client on Mac OS 10.4 to access your SCS email account, take the following steps:

Note: If you are using the Mail program for the first time, or if no email accounts have been configured yet, Mail automatically opens to the account creation screen. In that case, you can skip the first two steps below.

• Open Mail and click on the "Mail" menu, then select "Preferences"
• Make sure the "Accounts" button is selected at the top, then click the "+" at the bottom of the accounts column to the left to open the "New Account" dialog.
• Enter the information as you see it in the following example. Make sure to select IMAP from the pop up menu first, then enter your own information where you see "John Smith" and "jsmith". When you're done, click continue.
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• On the next screen configure your incoming mail server. Enter the information as you see it in the following screen shot, again using your own username and password, then click continue.

• Note: Here you should use your .mail password, a special password that is used only when checking mail. If you do not have a .mail password or aren't sure, contact the Help Desk at 8-4231.
  
  

  
  
  
  
• At this point, a window may pop up asking you again for a username and password. Ignore this username and password request by clicking on Cancel. This will return you to the previous window, where you should disregard any error messages and click continue.
• Use the following example to configure the next window, selecting Password from the pop up menu, then click continue.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The next window is where you must indicate which outgoing (or SMTP) mail server to use. Enter the name of our outgoing mail server, smtp.srv.cs.cmu.edu in the provided field. Do not check the "Use Authentication" check box. Click continue.
• Next you should see a window which summarizes your account information. Check the information in your window against the screen shot below and use the "go back" button in your window to fix any typos or omissions.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The next window gives you the option to import existing mailboxes or create another account. At this point you can simply click on done.

  That's it!

  Congratulations! You've successfully configured your Mail client to read your SCS email. Click on the "get mail" button to read your mail. If you encounter any errors or if you have any further questions, contact the SCS Help Desk at help@cs.cmu.edu or on the phone at 8-4231.