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- IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEW ZIXMAIL USERS:
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- Thank you for downloading ZixMail!
-
- Now that you have successfully installed ZixMail and its
- companion utility, the ZixIt Signature Manager, you are just a
- few steps away from being able to send and receive secure email.
-
- You may want to print this text and check off each step as you
- complete it, but in any case please follow these steps carefully:
-
- Create your ZixIt Signature:
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- First, you will use the ZixIt Signature Manager to create and then
- activate your new ZixIt Signature.
-
- (1) To start, simply double-click the ZixIt Signature Manager icon
- on your desktop.
-
- (2) Then click the "Create New" button on the main ZixIt Signature
- Manager window and follow the step-by-step instructions.
-
- (3) After you create your ZixIt Signature, you will receive an
- almost immediate confirmation message in your email inbox.
-
- (4) Simply click the first response link, which indicates
- acceptance of your newly created ZixIt Signature, and you are
- ready to use ZixMail.
-
- (5) Go back to the ZixIt Signature Manager and click the "Update
- Status" button. You should see the "Status" of your ZixIt
- Signature changed from "New" to "Active."
-
- You may now create additional ZixIt Signatures for your other
- email addresses or close the ZixIt Signature Manager.
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- Use ZixMail:
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- Second, to begin using ZixMail, double-click the ZixMail icon on
- your desktop. Try sending your first ZixMail message to yourself
- as a test.
-
- This will allow you to become familiar with ZixMail. After sending
- the ZixMail message to yourself, go to your email inbox and open
- the message. You will now have successfully used ZixMail and your
- ZixIt Signature to send and receive an encrypted ZixMail message.
-
- NOTE: You may launch ZixMail or the ZixIt Signature Manager
- directly from the Windows "START" button (see icons at top of the
- "START" button menu).
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- Outlook Users:
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- You can use ZixMail to send and receive secure messages
- from within Outlook.
-
- To Send ZixMail in Outlook:
- - Create a new message as always - but - instead of clicking
- "Send", simply click the big red "Z" button on the toolbar.
-
- - You will be prompted to enter your Signature Phrase and then
- ZixMail message will be sent.
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- To read ZixMail in Outlook:
- - Select the message to be opened and click the "z" button.
-
- - You will be prompted to enter your Signature Phrase and then
- ZixMail message will be displayed.
-
- IMPORTANT: The ZixMail menu in the main Outlook window provides
- important options that you may want to select. For example, you may
- want Outlook to remember your Signature Phrase until you exit the
- program. Also, access to the ZixMail Signature Manager is provided.
-
- For more help, please visit the ZixMail home page at:
- http://www.zixmail.com or select ZixMail Help from the Help menu
- in Outlook.
-
- Web-based email users - Netscape browser:
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- If you use Hotmail, Yahoo Mail or any other browser-based email
- system - the following tip may be very helpful.
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- When you receive a ZixMail message, it arrives as an attachment to
- a regular email message. When you download the attachment, your
- Netscape browser may give you the option of saving the attachment
- to disk or choosing an application to open it. Choose "Pick App"
- and then "Browse" - then navigate to or type in the program name
- C:\Program Files\ZixIt\ZixMail\ZixMail.exe to open the message.
-
- This should permanently associate the ZixMail program with this
- type of download file and allow the direct opening of future
- ZixMail messages received at your browser-based email address.
-
- Web-based email users - Internet Explorer browser:
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- Internet Explorer should be able to open ZixMail attachments
- directly from your email inbox. In some cases, you may have to
- respond with the "open" option twice to the question regarding
- "Open this file from its current location."
-
- AOL users:
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- (1) Using the standard AOL 4.0 or 5.0 - you will be required to
- download and save the ".zix" attachment and then double-click
- it to open your ZixMail message. We understand that AOL 6.0
- will support the direct opening of ZixMail.
-
- (2) If you pick up your AOL mail through a web browser (AOL.com),
- then you may open ZixMail messages directly by following the
- Web-based instructions above.
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- ZixMail Help:
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- If you need more information or need to obtain quick answers to
- your questions, please visit the ZixMail home page at
- http://www.zixmail.com. You will find help for both ZixMail and
- the ZixIt Signature Manager by clicking the "ZixMail Help" tab.
- The help text pages are designed to be printable by any browser.
-
- If the ZixMail Help pages do not answer your questions, contact
- the ZixIt Support Center by using the "ZixHelp Web Form," a link
- to which is found on the main ZixHelp page. This form will
- prompt you for essential data that will enable us to answer your
- questions.
-
- We would like you to use the "ZixHelp Web Form" to give us your
- suggestions for improvements as well as tell us about problems.
- The collective suggestions of all ZixMail users will ensure the
- best possible program.
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- Help Spread the Word:
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- Please tell others about ZixMail. The more people
- who use ZixMail, the more useful it will be to you.
-
- Thank You:
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-
- ZixMail Development Staff
-
-
- Other:
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- If you are an existing ZixMail user, please view:
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- [Start button] --> Programs --> ZixMail --> ReadMe for Existing Users
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