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Email > Internet Mail for Windows 95 :: 

Internet Mail for Windows 95

The following are instructions on how to manually set up your email account. It is recommended that you print a copy of this page for future reference.

  1. Open Internet Mail by double clicking on the icon on your desktop OR clicking on Start, selecting Program Files and then Internet Mail.

  2. In the Internet Mail program, select Mail from the menu bar at the top and then select Options. A dialogue box with seven tabs will appear.

  3. Click on the Server tab. Enter your name in the Name field. Enter your current e-mail address in the Email Address field.

  4. In the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) field, type in smtp.hwcn.org. In the Incoming Mail (POP3) field, type in pop.hwcn.org.

  5. Place a dot in the Logon Using radio button if not already done so by default. Enter your User ID in the Account Name field and your password in the Password field.

  6. Click on the Advanced Settings button. Under the Delivery section, be sure there is no check mark in the box beside Leave a copy of message on server. In the Reply To field, type in your current email address (or, the e-mail address to which you wish to have replies sent).

  7. Click on the Send tab. Make sure that there is a check mark beside Make Microsoft Internet Mail your default email. Also be sure that you are sending messages in Plain Text (not HTML) under Mail Sending Format.

  8. Click on the Connection tab. Unless you know otherwise, there should be a dot in the radio button beside I use a modem to access my email and your Dial Up Connection should be HWCN (or whatever you named it).

  9. Go through the other tabs Read, Fonts, Spelling and Signature to set your personal preferences.

  10. Click OK, close your Internet Mail and all other applications and reboot your computer.