Creating an e-mail account

I just updated my system from 9.1 to 10..3.5.. I also went with verizon DSL and I have an e-maiil account with them.
Previously I had an account wiith my local ISP but since I am not using them anymore I want to set up an e-mail account and have all the mail I currently have with them forwarded to my new account and they said they would.
1. How do I set up an email account on mac 10.3.5? I have tried on my own but it doesn't seem to work for me
ANY assistance would be appreciated
Thanks
John

This particular forum is for Tiger's Mail & Address Book applications. To avoid confusion on everyone's part, if you are using older OS & app versions, you should post in the forums for them, such as the Discussions > Mac OS X v10.3 & earlier > Mail & Address Book one.
It would also help if you could be more specific. "It doesn't seem to work for me" says nothing about what you have tried or the problems you have encountered. Are you trying to use Apple's Mail application or something else? What step are you having problems with?

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