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Configuring Mail in Mac OS X 10.5 with typical mail settings

Configure Mail on Mac OS X 10.5 so you can use it to check and send email with your university email account.

Before You Begin

These instructions explain how to configure Mail in Mac OS X 10.5 with your ULID email account. Follow these instructions if you plan to use Mail primarily from on campus (with the option of using it from off campus).

If you plan to use Mail primarily from off campus, refer to 1321: Configuring Mail in Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 with MailVPN settings.

Configure Mail

To configure Mail in Mac OS X 10.5 for use with your ULID email account, do the following:

  1. Open Mail.
    • If this is the first time Mail was opened, the Add Account wizard will open. Skip to step 3.
  2. Click File > Add Account....
  3. Type your name in the Full Name: field.
  4. Type your email address in the Email Address: field. Your email address is yourULID@ilstu.edu.
  5. Type your password in the Password: field. If you prefer, you may leave the Password: field empty and Mail will prompt you to enter your password each time you check mail.
  6. Click Continue.
  7. Click the Account Type: drop-down menu and choose either IMAP or POP. If you're not sure what to choose, pick IMAP. See 1172: What is the difference between POP and IMAP?.
  8. Type ISU Email in the Description: field.
  9. Type mail.ilstu.edu in the Incoming Mail Server: field.
  10. Verify that the User Name: field contains your ULID. 
  11. Click Continue.
    • If you left the Password: field empty or if you are configuring Mail at an off-campus location and do not have an active VPN connection, you will receive a message stating, "Trying to log into the IMAP server 'mail.ilstu.edu' failed." This is normal. Click Continue.
  12. Enter ISU Email in the Description: field.
  13. Type smtp.ilstu.edu in the Outgoing Mail Server: field.
  14. Click Continue.
  15. Click Continue again.
  16. click Create. 
You have now configured Mail for use with the University's mail server. You may now use Mail to check and send email.

Off-campus users: To check your email from off campus, you need to first establish a VPN connection using either the Cisco VPN Client or Network Connect in WebVPN. If you use Mail from off campus exclusively, you can configure it to use MailVPN settings, which eliminates the need for an independent VPN connection.

 

Article Information

  • Article ID: 1422
  • Last Review: Oct 22, 2009
  • Type: Instructions

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