I need help using mail

mgsfan18 · Dec 10, 2008

I have owned my mac for 2 weeks now and I have a hotmail account so I didn't bother with mail but now my mom wants me to set up an account for her and I have no clue how to make a e-mail for her or to set up the account on mail. and also do you have to pay to use mail?

Lifeisabeach · Dec 10, 2008

You can get all that information from your Internet Service Provider. Most ISPs provide email free as part of the service.

mgsfan18 · Dec 10, 2008

lifeisabeach said:
You can get all that information from your Internet Service Provider. Most ISPs provide email free as part of the service.

I used my ISP e-mail account but I don't know how to set it up because I have no clue what an outgoing mail server is

takeitngo · Dec 10, 2008

Just go to gmail.com or yahoo.com then set-up an account for her, then go into mail, and go to set-up a new account, or just open it and it should give you a prompt to do so if you haven't opened it yet, so then just type in her e-mail address and password click OK or continue, whichever is there and it will set it up for you. Just did it yesterday, got my mac two days ago

Eric559 · Dec 10, 2008

mgsfan18 said:
I used my ISP e-mail account but I don't know how to set it up because I have no clue what an outgoing mail server is

First of all...

does your mom already have an e-mail address or is she looking to create a new one?

mgsfan18 · Dec 10, 2008

Eric559 said:
First of all...

does your mom already have an e-mail address or is she looking to create a new one?

She wants a new one

GParadee · Dec 10, 2008

Okay so she wants a new one and your using your ISP? Sorry I'm a little confused. If you have setup one on your ISP for her post who your ISP is and I'll be glad to go and find your outgoing mail settings for you. If you havent made her one yet I would suggest just setting her one up on gmail. Gmail is nice and easy to understand and if she's using mail it sets up real easy as mentioned earlier.

Eric559 · Dec 10, 2008

mgsfan18 said:
She wants a new one

Okay so you have some choices then.

If she wants to use her ISP you need to tell us which ISP you have.

If she doesn't mind which one then you can register for a Gmail account.

If you choose Gmail go ahead and sign up for an account here. After that is all done look at these instructions and it should tell you step by step how to set up mail to receive your messages.

Apple Mail 2.0 - Help Center - For OS X Tiger

Apple Mail 3.0 (Leopard) - Help Center - For OS X Leopard

mgsfan18 · Dec 10, 2008

GParadee said:
Okay so she wants a new one and your using your ISP? Sorry I'm a little confused. If you have setup one on your ISP for her post who your ISP is and I'll be glad to go and find your outgoing mail settings for you. If you havent made her one yet I would suggest just setting her one up on gmail. Gmail is nice and easy to understand and if she's using mail it sets up real easy as mentioned earlier.

Eric559 said:
Okay so you have some choices then.

If she wants to use her ISP you need to tell us which ISP you have.

If she doesn't mind which one then you can register for a Gmail account.

If you choose Gmail go ahead and sign up for an account here. After that is all done look at these instructions and it should tell you step by step how to set up mail to receive your messages.

Apple Mail 2.0 - Help Center - For OS X Tiger

Apple Mail 3.0 (Leopard) - Help Center - For OS X Leopard

she wants the e-mail from our ISP which we have but have never used before and our ISP is $2.95 Welcome to 295.ca - Canada's Most Inexpensive Unlimited Dialup Service and DSL

Lifeisabeach · Dec 10, 2008

mgsfan18 said:
she wants the e-mail from our ISP which we have but have never used before and our ISP is $2.95 Welcome to 295.ca - Canada's Most Inexpensive Unlimited Dialup Service and DSL

Again... you need to get the setup information from your ISP.

edit: Nevermind... I see Eric found the server info you need off their website.

Eric559 · Dec 10, 2008

mgsfan18 said:
she wants the e-mail from our ISP which we have but have never used before and our ISP is $2.95 Welcome to 295.ca - Canada's Most Inexpensive Unlimited Dialup Service and DSL

According to the website these are the mail settings:

Incoming (POP3) Mail Server: mail.295.ca
Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server: mail.295.ca
POP Account: pop3
Your email address: [email protected]

mgsfan18 · Dec 10, 2008

thank you so much

Eric559 · Dec 10, 2008

mgsfan18 said:
thank you so much

If you have any more questions feel free to post so we can help you out.

mgsfan18 · Dec 10, 2008

Eric559 said:
If you have any more questions feel free to post so we can help you out.

Will do appreciate the help