E-mail Settings for OS X Mail

Open up the Mail program in OS X by clicking the Mail icon on the system dock
Click Mail on the top bar and click Preferences

Click the Add Account button, which is the plus sign at the lower left of the preferences box.
Click the Account Type button and set it to POP
In Description, type a description of your choice
In Email address, type in your account name (usually your first initial and last name; for example, Joe User would be "juser") followed by @domain.com
In Full Name, type your full name
In Incoming Mail Server, type mindstorm.learningtech.org
In User Name, type your account name (usually first initial + last name)

If your last name is longer than 7 letters, then probably your userid has been truncated to a total of 8 letters. In this situation, we usually set it up so that email sent to either the short version or long version will work. Let us know about commmon misspellings, too!

In Password, type your assigned password

Only store your password if no one else will have access to your computer. Otherwise, leave it blank and you will be prompted each time.

Click on the Advanced tab and check the box for SSL. (The default port of 995 is correct.)

Click the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) button and then click Add Server...
In Outgoing Mail Server:, type mindstorm.learningtech.org, then click OK
Enter 587 in the box next to "Server Port"
Click to put a check in the box next to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Click the Authentication drop-down menu and click Password
In User Name, type your account name (usually first initial + last name)
In Password, type your assigned password

Once you click OK, you will be taken back to the Preferences screen.
Click the red circular button at the top left corner of the preferences screen
This will bring up a new prompt; click the Save button to , type mindstorm.learningtech.org, then click OK

Your email account is now ready to go!