Configuring Mail Manually

If Mail cannot automatically configure itself to work with your email account, you may need to configure the remaining steps manually with the following steps:

  1. Follow the steps in the preceding section, Configuring the Mail Program for Your Email Account, until you reach the point at which Mail cannot automatically configure itself to work with your email account.

  2. Click Continue. A dialog appears, asking for your incoming mail server, as shown in Figure 43-2.

    The Incoming Mail Server dialog lets you define the name of the server that stores your email.

    Figure 43-2. The Incoming Mail Server dialog lets you define the name of the server that stores your email.

  3. Click the Account Type pop-up menu and choose POP, IMAP, or ...

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