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WebitDirect
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Using
Outlook Express
A.
Check your mail settings.[Top]
It is essential that email settings are correct when sending
mail.
To set the details for an email account follow the steps below.
1. Select 'Tools', then 'Accounts' from the
Outlook Express menu bar.
2. Highlight the appropriate account by
clicking on it with your mouse, then select 'Properties'.
2.a To add a new account click ADD then MAIL.
3. From the Properties box, click on the
'General' tab at the top. Make sure that the name, organisation,
e-mail address, and reply to address that you want to appear on
your e-mails is correct. The account is usually labelled 'mail.webitdirect.com
or mail.yourdomain', but this is not important.
4. Now click on the 'Server' tab at the top.
- The outgoing mail server (SMTP) should be set to mail.webitdirect.com
- The incoming mail server (POP) should be set to mail.webitdirect.com
- In the 'Incoming Mail Server' section, 'Logon using'
should be selected, and you should enter your username and
password in the boxes provided.
Your username and password were chosen when you set up your
account with Webit Direct.
As a guide, if your e-mail address was, for example, 'myname@myaddress.com',
your username would be 'myname@mydomain.com'.
Your password is case sensitive, so you must enter it
exactly as it was entered when you set up your account. For
instance, 'MyPaSswoRd' is not the same as 'mypassword'.
- 'Logon using Secure Password Authentication' should not be
selected.
- In the 'Outgoing mail' section, the 'My server requires
authentication' option should not be selected.
5. Now click on the 'Connection' tab at the
top.
If you connect using your network, select 'Connect using my
local area network (LAN)
If you use dial up, select 'Connect using my phone line',
then select your WebitDirect connection from the menu
underneath. This will ensure that Outlook Express will
automatically dialup the correct connection.
B.
Reading and sending mail.[Top]
1. Checking for new e-mail
To read your e-mail you need to log in to your internet
provider and check to see if you have new mail.
If you've set up more than one address you can
simultaneously check all e-mail addresses for new mail by
clicking on the "Send and Receive" button on the
main toolbar.
If you want to check only one of your e-mail addresses,
click once on "Tools" on the main menu and then
select "Send and Receive". A second menu will
appear allowing you to chose which account to check.
2. Reading e-mail
New mail messages will appear in the right hand window. To
read a message, double click on it.
All new mail will be placed automatically into the
"Inbox".
You may find it useful to set up new folders within your
inbox for each mail address. Do this using the
"File" menu - select "Folder", then
"New Folder".
You can "Drag and Drop" your messages into
whichever folder you like.
3. Sending e-mail
Type a message
Open a "New Message" by clicking on the
"Compose Message" button on the main Outlook
Express toolbar.
You can also bring up a "New Message" by
clicking on the "Compose Message" button on the
main Outlook Express toolbar.
Type your e-mail message into the large text area.
Remember to provide a correctly formatted e-mail address
i.e. something like user@address.com. You also need to type
in a short subject heading for the message.
If you want to attach a file to the message to send
alongside it, click on the paper clip icon. This will bring
up a select file menu and you can then choose your
attachment.
Send it.
When you're ready to send your message, click on the
"File" menu and select "Send Message
Using". A further menu will appear allowing you to
select which address to send the message from. The message
will now bear the correct identification and reply-to
address.
Your message has now been sent. A list of the e-mails you
have sent will appear on the right hand side if you click on
the "Sent Items" icon.
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