11. Getting and Sending Email

Who Should Read This Chapter:

If you need to know how to configure your Mac to get and send email, this is the chapter for you. It will also go into more advanced email techniques like setting up signatures, filtering out junk mail, and accessing multiple email accounts.

There are two ways that people get email. The first is using a web-based service like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or AOL. You can access this kind of email through the Safari web browser.

The second method is using client/server email. This usually comes with your Internet service, a web hosting service, or from your employer. To access this kind of email, you usually use an email client, like the Mail program that comes with Mac OS X or Windows ...

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