Setting up Your Email Software

After installing eMail inChorus, you may need to modify the settings of your email software. Find the applicable section below for your email software and follow the instructions.

Working with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express

eMail inChorus should automatically configure itself to work with Outlook and Outlook Express.

To view incoming eMail inChorus messages:

  1. Open the message in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.
  2. Double-click the attachment to display the eMail inChorus Whiteboard portion of the message.

Working with Netscape Mail

eMail inChorus should automatically configure itself to work with Netscape Mail. If the automatic configuration doesn't work, use the procedure below.

To configure Netscape to work with eMail inChorus:

  1. Open the Options menu in Netscape Mail and select General Preferences .
  2. On the Helper tab, click the New Type button.
  3. Enter application in the Mime Type field.
  4. Enter x-softlink in the Mime SubType field and click OK .
  5. Enter smg in the File Extension field.
  6. Click the checkbox for Launch the Application .
  7. Click the Browse button and locate the eMail inChorus program file.
    The folder path entered here must match the path you selected during installation.
  8. Click OK .

  9. Restart Netscape Mail to activate the changes.

To view incoming eMail inChorus messages with Netscape Mail:

  1. Click the eMail inChorus message.
  2. Click the attachment link to view the message.

Working with Netscape Communicator

No additional configuration of Netscape Communicator is required to work with eMail inChorus. However, make sure that you enter the SMTP mail server name under the Preferences menu. See How do I find the name of my SMTP server? for assistance in finding the SMTP server name.

To view incoming eMail inChorus messages:

  1. Open the message in Communicator.
  2. Double-click the attachment to display the eMail inChorus Whiteboard portion of the message.

Working with Eudora

eMail inChorus should automatically configure itself to work with Eudora.

To view incoming eMail inChorus messages with Eudora:

  1. Double-click to open the eMail inChorus message.
  2. Double-click the message attachment.

Working with Other Email Software

If you use email software other than those listed in the topics above, select "User SMTP Mail Server" from the from Preferences (under the Edit menu).

To view incoming eMail inChorus messages:

If your email software can view attachments, use the following steps to see eMail inChorus messages:

  1. Locate the eMail inChorus message.
  2. Click or select the attachment link and use the view feature of your email software.

If your email software cannot view attachments, use the following steps:

  1. Save the eMail inChorus message attachment as a file.
  2. Find and open the saved file.