Two pop accounts in mail

hello all,
i want to set up 2 diff pop accounts in mail. they both have diff smtp addresses and im not sure how to do it.
thanks
wayne

Hello Wayne.
Does each account having a different SMTP server mean each account is with a different provider?
Who is the email account provider for each account?

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