Before you can use Mail to access your email account, you must configure the program with the correct account settings. The easiest way to do this is to program your settings into the “Internet Preferences Panel.” If you have already done this, you can skip these setup instructions and view the other configuration options below.

1. Open the “Internet Preferences Panel.”
2. Click the “Apple” menu in the upper left corner of the screen.
3. Click “System Preferences.”
4. Click the “Internet” icon.
5. When the dialog box appears, click the tab labelled “Email.”

• Default Email Reader
  Set this option to "Mail."
  
  
• Use .Mac Email Account
  This option should be unticked.
  
  
• Email Address
  Type your full email address in all lowercase letters, myname@mydomain.com.au
  
  
• Incoming Mail Server
  Your incoming server is mail.mydomain.com.au, where "mydomain.com.au"
  is the name of your domain.
  
  
• Account Type
  This option must be set to "POP."
  
  
• User Account ID
  Type your full email address as your account id, myname@mydomain.com.au
  
  
• Password
  Type your password. This is the same password you use to log onto the service.
  
  
• Outgoing Mail Server
  Type your outgoing mail server name. Outgoing mail server (SMTP) provided by your ISP (If not listed HERE Consult your ISP for your SMTP server name)