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- Microsoft Internet Mail Service README for Microsoft Windows 95
- February l996
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- (c) Copyright 1995-96 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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- To view Readme.txt onscreen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
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- To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
- and then use the Print command on the File menu.
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- CONTENTS
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- DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERNET MAIL
- ADDING INTERNET MAIL SERVICE TO MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
- OVERVIEW OF USING INTERNET MAIL
- CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A MODEM
- CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
- USING INTERNET MAIL
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- DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERNET MAIL
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- The Microsoft Internet Mail Service for Windows 95 is a
- self-installing .exe.
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- 1. Create a new folder on your computer.
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- 2. Click "Microsoft Internet Mail Service for Windows 95" and choose
- to save it to the new folder.
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- 3. Double-click Inetmail.exe to install "Microsoft Internet Mail Service
- for Windows 95" and follow the instructions on your screen.
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- ADDING INTERNET MAIL SERVICE TO MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
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- To add an information service to the active profile
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- 1. From the Tools menu in the main in the Microsoft Exchange Client,
- choose Options.
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- 2. Select the Services tab, and then choose Add.
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- 3. In the Available Information Services box, select the Internet Mail
- service, and then choose OK.
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- 4. Modify the new information as needed. For more information click
- the Help button.
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- 5. Choose OK or Close until all open dialog boxes are closed.
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- TIP
- You can add an information service to another profile by double-clicking
- the Mail And Fax icon in the Control Panel, and then choosing Show
- Profiles.
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- OVERVIEW OF USING INTERNET MAIL
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- The Internet is a worldwide collection of thousands of
- interconnected computers. You can use Internet Mail to
- communicate with anyone on the Internet or any network
- with SMTP and POP3 services. With Internet Mail, you can
- establish a connection to the Internet from your own
- personal computer, and send and receive mail over the
- Internet using Microsoft Exchange.
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- Tip
- To view help for The Microsoft Network, click The Microsoft
- Network Help Topics from the Help menu in Microsoft Exchange.
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- CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A MODEM
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- To connect to the Internet using a modem, youÆll need TCP/IP on
- your computer, Internet Mail, Dial-up Networking (installed during
- Microsoft Windows 95 Setup or through Add/Remove Programs in
- Control Panel), and an Internet service provider that
- supports PPP, SMTP, and POP3. Internet Mail receives mail from
- POP3 servers and sends mail using SMTP, so be sure that the Internet
- provider supplies these services.
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- Local and regional providers can provide the connection for you,
- and the phone call charge is usually at local prices. If there
- aren't any local services, check for providers with direct-dial
- long distance charges. Check your local listings, trade magazines,
- or a local computer store for Internet providers.
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- Note
- You also have the capability of using SLIP with Internet Mail.
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- CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
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- To connect to the Internet using a LAN, you'll need TCP/IP
- on your computer, Internet Mail, a network adapter (installed
- during Microsoft Windows 95 Setup or through Add/Remove Programs
- in Control Panel), and a server that provides a connection to the
- Internet and supports TCP/IP, SMTP, and POP3. For more information,
- see your mail administrator.
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- USING INTERNET MAIL
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- Internet Mail can be added to an existing Microsoft Exchange
- profile or can be used in a profile of its own. To create an
- Internet Mail profile, you specify how your computer is connected
- to your Microsoft Exchange mailbox and indicate your preferences
- for delivering and working with messages. If you want to have more
- than one type of connection, you need to create a profile for each
- type.
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- Your profile indicates how messages are delivered to and from your
- mailbox. You can update your profile as needed, or when you are
- working with Internet Mail, you can change the message settings
- for individual messages.
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- You can specify several transfer options. These include the type
- of message format for outbound and inbound messages, the character
- set (depending on the message format you use), and the method for
- transferring messages. You can also choose to record session events
- in a log file.