Setting Up Mac Mail
Before you start....
To connect to the Internet when at school, your computer must use the schoolʼs
Proxy Server. However, to obtain best performance for eMail and many other
Services, the CEO has devised a Pac File Proxy System which automatically
detects when you are at school and adjusts your Proxy Settings accordingly.
•" Go to System Preferences....
•" Click on Network
•" Click on the Advanced... Button for your active network (AirPort or Ethernet).
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•" Tick and enter the following text in the ʻAutomatic Proxy Configurationʼ option.
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http://pac.ceo.net/proxy.pac
Setting Up Mac Mail (from home)
These settings will be for a Primary School teacher named;
James Emailuser, ie; firstname: James, Surname: Emailuser.
•" Click on the Mac Mail icon to launch the program.
•" If you donʼt have any accounts setup, you will be greeted with this setup screen. If you do already
have an account setup, choose to Add another Account from your Mail Preferences (see page 4).
•" Enter your name, email address and password as shown.
" Your email address will look like: [email protected]
Case
is not important
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•" Click Continue — the next screen substitutes the wrong User name. Correct this by entering your
Domain which is Primary or Secondary \ surname firstinitial 01 or your provided Username.
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For example: Primary\EmailuserJ01
Case
is not important
NB: The 0 in 01 is zero not the letter.
•" Click Continue — Mail offers to setup the Address Book and iCal, this is good!
• Click Create and its virtually done!
•" There are a few settings that should
really be set so that your email box does
not easily fill.
" We will set options for your email to
automatically empty its Trash and
remove Sent messages after certain
time...
•" From the Mail menu, select
Preferences...
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•" Click on the Accounts Button. You will see the
settings that have been created. These are all fine,
except you might want to change the Account
Description.
•" In the Description box, change this to ʻSchool
Emailʼ or whatever name you want for your
account.
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• Click on the Mail Behaviours tab.
•" In this example we will set;
Sent mail to Delete after 1 Month
Junk Mail to Delete after 1 Day
The Trash to Empty after 1 Month.
•" Close the Accounts Preferences and press <return> or click the Save button to save those
changes. And you are done.
• " Additional eMail accounts can be added by clicking the Plus button on the Accounts Preferences
panel.
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