How Do I Setup Mail to Check My Statistics E-mail?

1. Click on the Finder or double-click on the Macintosh HD and open the Mail 1.3 application. It is located inside the Applications folder.

   

2. Open Account Setup by selecting Preferences from the Mail menu at the top.

   

3. Click the button in the lower left hand cornor to create a New Account. Select the New Account by clicking on it and enter the following information

   • Account Type: select "POP" from the pull down menu
   • Description: your a description of your email account. (IE. Stat Mail)
   • Email Address: your Statistics Account Name followed by @stat.ucla.edu
   • Full Name: the name you want displayed on outgoing emails
   • Incoming Mail Server: mail.stat.ucla.edu
   • User Name: your Statistics account name. It is the name before the @ sign in your email address.
   • Password: your Statistics account password

     

   • Outgoing Mail Server Settings: Click on the Server Settings button and enter the following information:
     • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.stat.ucla.edu
     • Server Port: 25 (Default)
     • Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): Unchecked
     • Authentication: MD5 Challenge-Response
     • User Name: Your Statistic's account name
     • Password: Your Statistics account password
     • Click OK when finished

     

   • Click on the Advanced tab

   • Mark the Enable this Account and Include When automatically checking for new mail options

   • Uncheck the Remove copy from server after retrieving a message option

     

   • That's it! Close the Preferences window and click OK when asked to save changes.

Date Created: 2005-03-02 17:34:28 Date Last Modified: 2005-06-07 15:12:57