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- <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"><A NAME="_Toc401045823"><FONT SIZE=6>4 Confi<A NAME="guring">guring</A> !Mail</FONT></A>
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- <H2><A NAME="Installing">Installing</A> !Mail</H2>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>!Mail is the application by which you access email
- and news. Copy it to suitable directory.</FONT>
- <H2><A NAME="Setting">Setting</A> the Post_In and Post_Out directories
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- <FONT SIZE=3>Load !Mail (double-click on its icon in the Network directory).</FONT>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>Enter your Usename and Password in the Mail logon dialogue box).</FONT>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>Choose <B>Configure...</B> from the !Mail icon bar
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- Drag the <B>!Post_In</B> application icon (from the Network directory) to the top box
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- Drag the <B>!Post_Out</B> application icon (also from the Network directory) to the next box</FONT>
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- <FONT SIZE=1>Choose <B>system text</B> to save memory and for display on low-res screens
- <LI> Choose to display mail <B>headers</B> if you wish. They provide more information, but take up some room on the screen.
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- <FONT SIZE=1>Click on <B>Set</B> to confirm your entry or <B>Cancel</B> to leave the dialogue box unaltered</FONT>
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- <H3>Changing your password</H3>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>(You will not be able to use this option if <B>Lock
- password</B> has been set in the mail server.)</FONT>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>It is a good idea to change your password from time
- to time for security reasons.</FONT>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>To do this, choose <B>Password...</B> from the !Mail
- icon bar menu:<BR>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>Type in your old password, then your new one twice,
- just in case you make an error.</FONT>
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- <FONT SIZE=3>That is all the setting-up !Mail requires.</FONT>
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