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Setting up your Internet mail account

Use the following screens to set up an Internet mail account on your computer. You must have an existing e-mail account with an Internet service provider (ISP) first. The wizard asks you to provide the following information about your account. For more information, click an item below:

Your name

Your e-mail address

Your incoming and outgoing e-mail server names

Your e-mail logon information

An account name

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Specifying an Internet mail account

An Internet mail account contains the settings your computer uses to send and receive your e-mail messages over the Internet. The Internet Connection Wizard has detected an Internet mail account already on your computer. Use the Internet Mail Account screen to specify whether you want to create a new Internet mail account or use an existing one. Do one of the following:

•	If you are creating a new Internet mail account or you aren't sure which account to use, click Create a new Internet mail account, and then click Next.

•	If you already have an Internet mail account and want to use it or change its settings, click Use an existing Internet mail account, click the account name in the list, and then click Next.

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Selecting a current mail account to import
Specifying a mail account to import

The Internet Connection Wizard has detected that you have more than one account on the Internet mail program that you want to import. Use the Multiple Internet Mail Accounts screen to select one account to import from the list of accounts.

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Specifying an Internet mail display name
Specifying your display name

Use the Your Name screen to provide the wizard with the name you want to use in the From box of e-mail messages you send to other people. Do the following:

•	Type your display name. This name can be up to 255 characters in length and can contain spaces. You can type your full name, a nickname, an alias, or any other name you want.

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Providing your e-mail address

Use the Internet E-Mail Address screen to provide the wizard with the address other people will use to send e-mail messages to you. Do the following:

•	Type your e-mail address. It could consist either of a member or user name you chose or a series of numbers or letters given to you by your Internet service provider (ISP). If you don't know your e-mail address, contact your ISP.

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Providing your e-mail server type and addresses
Providing your e-mail server type and names

Use the E-Mail Server Names screen to provide the wizard with information about the servers your Internet service provider (ISP) uses to process incoming and outgoing e-mail. Do the following:

•	Select the type of incoming mail server your ISP uses, either POP3 or IMAP. The most common type is POP3. If you're not sure, contact your ISP.

•	Type the incoming mail server address (either POP3 or IMAP).

•	Type the outgoing mail server (SMTP) address. This address may be the same as your incoming mail server (POP3 or IMAP) address.

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Providing your e-mail account name and password

Use the Internet Mail Logon screen to specify whether your Internet service provider (ISP) uses Secure Password Authentication (SPA). If it doesn't, you use this screen to provide the e-mail account name and password you use to log in to your ISP to send and receive e-mail. Your e-mail account name may also be referred to as User ID, Member ID, or User Name, and is usually the name used to start your account. Do one of the following:

•	If your ISP does not use SPA, click Log on using, and then type your e-mail account name and password. Your e-mail account name may be the first part of your e-mail address. If you're not sure, contact your ISP.

•	If your ISP uses SPA, click Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA), and then click Next. You then provide your e-mail account name at the time you log on.

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Naming an Internet mail account
Specifying a mail account name (friendly name)

Your Internet mail account contains the settings used to send and receive your e-mail messages over the Internet. These settings are grouped together and stored on your computer. Use the Friendly Name screen to provide the wizard with a label to use for the Internet mail settings you are creating. Do the following:

•	Type an Internet mail account name. This name can be up to 255 characters in length and can contain any characters except backslashes ( \ ). You can use the name of your Internet service provider or any other name you want. This name can be the same as or different from your dial-up connection name and Internet news name (if any).

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Changing your Internet mail account settings

Use this screen to specify whether you want to change the settings for the Internet mail account you have selected. Do one of the following:

•	If you want to change settings for the Internet mail account you selected, click Yes, and then click Next. You can change the following information:

•	The Internet mail account name

•	Your e-mail address and display name

•	Your incoming and outgoing e-mail server addresses

•	Your e-mail account logon information

•	If you want to use the Internet mail account you selected without changing any of its settings, click No, and then click Next.

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Setting up your Internet news account

To set up an Internet news account on your computer, you must have an existing news account with an Internet service provider (ISP). To configure Internet news, the wizard asks you to provide the following information about your account. For more information, click a button in the list below:

Your display name

Your e-mail address

Your news server name

A news account name (friendly name)

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Specifying an Internet news account

An Internet news account contains the settings your computer uses to read and post news articles by using the newsreader on your computer. The Internet Connection Wizard has detected an Internet news account already on your computer. Use the Internet News Account screen to specify whether you want to create a new Internet news account or use an existing one. You must do one of the following:

•	If you are creating a new Internet news account or you aren't sure which account to use, click Create a new Internet news account option, and then click Next.

•	If you already have an Internet news account and want to use it or change its settings, click Use an existing Internet news account, click the account name in the list, and then click Next.

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Specifying an Internet news display name

Use the Your Name screen to provide the wizard with the name you want to use in the From box of news articles you post to the Internet or e-mail messages you send to other people. Do the following:

•	Type your display name. This name can be up to 255 characters in length and can contain spaces. You can type your full name, a nickname, an alias, or any other name you want.

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Providing your Internet news e-mail address

Use the Internet News E-Mail Address screen to provide the wizard with the e-mail address other people can use to send e-mail messages to you in response to articles you post to the Internet. This address has been assigned to you by your Internet service provider. Do the following:

•	Type your e-mail address.

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Providing your Internet news server information

Use the Internet News Server Name screen to provide the wizard with information about the server, called an NNTP server, your Internet service provider (ISP) uses to process news articles. Do the following:

•	Type the name of the news (NNTP) server.

•	If your ISP requires you to log on to your news server, select the check box, and then click Next. If not, make sure the check box is clear, and then click Next.

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Specifying an Internet news account name

Your Internet news account contains the settings used to read and post Internet news articles. These settings are grouped together and stored on your computer. Use the Internet News Account Name screen to provide the wizard with a label to use for the Internet news settings you are creating. Do the following:

•	Type an Internet news account name. This name can be up to 255 characters in length and can contain any characters except backslashes ( \ ). You can use the name of your Internet service provider or any other name you want. This name can be the same as or different from your dial-up connection name and Internet mail name (if any).

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Changing your Internet news account settings

Use this screen to specify whether you want to change the settings for the Internet news account you have selected. Do one of the following:

•	If you want to change settings for the Internet news account you selected, click Yes, and then click Next. You can change the following information:

•	The Internet news account name

•	Your e-mail address and Internet news display name

•	Your news server name

•	Your news server logon information, if required

•	If you want to use the Internet news account you selected without changing any of its settings, click No, and then click Next.

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Setting up your Internet directory service
Setting up an Internet directory service

To set up an Internet directory service, your Internet service provider (ISP) must offer a directory service. To configure an Internet directory service, the wizard asks you to provide the following information. For more information, click a button in the list below:

Your Internet directory (LDAP) server name

Your Internet directory server logon information, if required

Whether you want to check e-mail addresses using this directory service

A friendly name for this Internet directory service

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Specifying an Internet directory server
Specifying an Internet directory service

Your Internet service provider uses an Internet directory server to provide you with information and e-mail addresses for your e-mail message recipients. The Internet Connection Wizard has detected an Internet directory server already set up on your computer. Use the Internet Directory Service screen to specify whether you want to set up a new Internet directory server or use an existing one. You must do one of the following:

•	If you are setting up a new Internet directory server or you aren't sure which server to use, click the Set up a new directory service option, and then click Next.

•	If you already have an Internet directory server and want to change its settings, click Modify an existing directory service, click the server name in the list, and then click Next.

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Providing your Internet directory server information

Use the Internet Directory Server Name screen to provide the wizard with information about the server, called an LDAP server, your Internet service provider (ISP) uses to check the addresses of your e-mail recipients. Do the following:

•	 Type the name of the Internet directory service (LDAP) server.

•	If your ISP requires you to log on to your LDAP server, select the check box, and then click Next. If not, make sure the check box is clear, and then click Next.

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Specifying your Internet directory server logon information
Providing your Internet directory service logon information

Use the Internet Directory Server Logon screen to specify whether your Internet service provider (ISP) uses Secure Password Authentication (SPA). If it doesn't, you use this screen to provide the LDAP account name (or LDAP User Name) and password you use to log on to your ISP to access the Internet directory server. Do one of the following:

•	If your ISP does not use SPA, click Log on using, and then type your LDAP account name (or user name) and password. If you're not sure, contact your ISP.

•	If your ISP uses SPA, click Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA), and then click Next. You then provide your LDAP account name at the time you log on.

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Checking e-mail addresses using your Internet directory service

Use the Check E-Mail Addresses screen to specify whether you want your e-mail or news program to check this Internet directory service for addresses and other information for all of your e-mail message recipients. You are not limited to using only one Internet directory service to check messages. You can change the properties for this Internet directory service later using your Internet news or Internet mail program.

•	To check e-mail addresses using this Internet directory service, click Yes, and then click Next.

•	To not check addresses using this Internet directory service, click No, and then click Next.

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Specifying an Internet directory service name

Your Internet directory service settings are grouped together and stored on your computer under one name. Use the Friendly Name screen to provide the wizard with a label to use for the Internet directory service settings you are setting up. Do the following:

•	Type an Internet directory service name. This name can be up to 255 characters in length and can contain any characters except backslashes ( \ ). You can use the name of your Internet directory server or any other name you want.

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Changing your directory service settings
Changing your Internet directory service account settings

Use this screen to specify whether you want to change the settings for the Internet directory service account you have selected. Do one of the following:

•	If you want to change settings for the Internet directory service account you selected, click Yes, and then click Next. You can change the following information:

•	The Internet directory service server

•	The directory service account name

•	Whether or not e-mail names are checked against this directory service

•	If you want to use the Internet directory service account you selected without changing any of its settings, click No, and then click Next.

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Completing your configuration

The Internet Connection Wizard has finished gathering information and is ready to complete the configuration you requested. To complete the configuration and close the wizard, click Finish.

If you want to create additional configurations, you can start the Internet Connection Wizard again by clicking the Start button, pointing to Programs, pointing to Internet Explorer, and then clicking Connection Wizard.

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After you are connected to the Internet and have an Internet account, you might need special software to use the features available on the Internet. Examples of Internet software are:

•	A browser for viewing the World Wide Web

•	A newsreader for reading and posting news on newsgroups or bulletin boards

•	Chat software for participating in online conversations

•	An e-mail program for sending and receiving electronic mail


An Internet service provider (ISP) maintains a server that is directly connected to the Internet. To connect your computer to the Internet, you use a modem to dial into this server. In exchange for this service, a provider charges you for the time you spend using the Internet.


The Internet is a collection of computer networks that connects millions of computers around the world, including the one on your desktop. It is also a vast source of information that is constantly changing and expanding. Since its creation in the 1970s, it has grown exponentially and is now used by millions of people, from those in commercial and educational institutions to individual consumers.

Once you're connected to the Internet, you can access a wealth of information, including pages on the World Wide Web, newsgroups (BBS), news and weather information, software, and games.