How to configure Mail in OS X 10.5

[Harper]

Okay. This is strange. I am currently configuring my father's iMac for a his new wireless router. internet works fine. I can Send Emails. However i can not receive emails.

Looking at the the Account info, the incoming Mail server is only listed as MAIL . It should be mail.optusnet.com.au
The weird this is that the outgoing mail server is correct.

Now how in Steve Jobs Green Earth do i go about manually configuring Mail incomming Mail Server?

 

[Kharn]

Open Mail (click it on the Dock or open it from the Applications folder).
If the "Welcome to Mail" assistant does not appear, choose Add Account from the File menu.
Fill in the Full Name, Email address, and Password fields.

Note: Your email account password will be stored in Keychain and used automatically to login to your email account when you open Mail.
Deselect "Automatically set up account" if it is enabled. Click Continue to proceed.
Choose the proper Account Type.
Give your account a useful description, such as "Anne's Gmail account" or "Juan's Yahoo! email account". It can be called whatever you want.
Enter your Incoming Mail Server, User Name and Password. Click on Continue to proceed.

Note: See this article for information about setting up Yahoo! email accounts if you are unable to continue.

If prompted, enter your Incoming Mail Security settings. Click Continue to proceed.
For Outgoing Mail Server, a useful description such as "Gmail Outgoing Mail Server" or "Yahoo! Outgoing Mail Server".
Enter the Outgoing Mail Server details.
If necessary, select "Use Authentication" and enter your User Name and Password. Click Continue to proceed.
If prompted, enter your Outgoing Mail Security settings. Click Continue to proceed.
Verify your settings in the Account Summary. Check "Take account online". Click "Create" to complete the process.

 

[Harper]

I did find what I am looking for in the file menu.

It's a little annoying that I can view my settings at one spot, but being able to change those settings is in a different location.

THINK DIFFERENT indeed.

However i am a little confused on why Mail would just change it's mail settings just because i set up the router.

Anyways, it's all fixed now.