This tutorial will guide you through setting up your LinkU Mail on your Macbook OS X 10.6.7.
Steps may vary for other versions of Macbook OS X.
Open the Mail program
2. On the top navigation menu, select File and then Add Account.
3. Type in your name, the email address you would like to add, and the password for that account
4. Make sure the Account Type is set to POP
5. Description: a description of the mail user
6. Incoming Mail Server: pop.fusemail.net port 995 w/ SSL
7. User Name: the full email address of the account you would like to add. Example: [email protected]
8. Password: enter the user’s password
9. Click Continue
10. If a pop-up window comes up with the message “Mail can’t verify the identity of “pop.fusemail.net” select Connect
11. If you see an error message at the bottom, disregard this, we will fix this later on. Click Continue
12. Make sure the Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is UNCHECKED and click Continue
13. Description: a description of the mail user
14. Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.fusemail.net port 587 w/ TLS or
port 465 with SSL
15. Select Use Authentication
16. User Name: enter the full email address identical to step 6
17. Password: enter the user’s password
18. Click Continue
19. If a pop-up window comes up with the message “Mail can’t verify the identity of “smtp.linkumail.com” Select Connect
20. If you see an error message at the bottom, disregard this, we will fix this later on. Click Continue
21. Make sure Take account online is checked and click Create
22. On the top of the navigation menu, select Mail, then click Preferences. In the new window, select Accounts at the top
23. On the left side, select the account you just created and click on the Advanced button at the top
24. Change the Port number to 995. Make sure Authentication is set to Password
25. Click on the Account Information button on the top, click on the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) dropdown and select Edit SMTP list
26. Select the Server Name that reads smtp.fusemail.net, and make sure the Advanced Button is selected
27. Click the Radio Button “Use custom port:” and in the field, enter port 587 w/ TLS or port 465 with SSL.
28. Authentication: Password
29. User Name: enter the full email address identical to step 6
30. Password: enter the user’s password
31. Select Ok
32. Make sure that smtp.fusemail.net: [USER NAME] is selected in the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop-down
33. Click the X in the top left corner, when prompted hit Save