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This
e-mail setup is for Microsoft Outlook Express.
Setting up your e-mail should only be done once you've set up your
dial-up networking account. If you've have not done this, go here
to do so. If you're using Microsoft Outlook, most of the setup steps
below will still apply.
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1. Open up Outlook Express. You can do this by double clicking
the "Outlook Express" icon on yur desktop, or selecting
it
from your Start menu at : Programs=>Internet Explorer=>Outlook
Express.
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2. Click the "Tools" button from the bar running along
the top of the window. A menu will drop down, click the "Accounts"
option near the bottom of the menu. This will open a new window titled
"Accounts".
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3. Click "Add" from the right top of the window, then
click the "Mail" option from the menu that slides out. This
will open another window.
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4. Type in the your name, or the name which you want to appear
as the sender any e-mails you send, in the "Display Name"
field. Then click "Next".
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5. Click the circle next to the "I already have an e-mail
address I'd like to use" field. Then type your e-mail address
in the "E-mail address" field as follows : username@eastcoast.co.za
, where the username is your East Coast login username. Then click
"Next".
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Step 6. Make sure the "...incoming mail server" field
is selected to "POP3".
Next type in pop.eastcoast.co.za in the "Incoming mail server"
field, and
type smtp.eastcoast.co.za into the "Outgoing mail server"
field.
Be sure not mix the POP and SMTP fields up! Click "Next"
once you've done that.
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7. Type your East Coast Access email address into the "Account
name" field, and your ECA password into the "Password"
field. Be sure to type your password correctly, and remember your
password is case sensitive, so be sure not have CAPS LOCK on. Also
ensure that the "Remember my password" box is ticked. Click
"Next" once you've done that.
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8. A confirmation screen should appear. Click "Finish"
to complete your e-mail setup. You should see your "Internet
Accounts" window again. Now click the "Properties"
button on the right of the window. This will open a new window.
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9. Fill out the fields in the window as you wish - type in your
name, company if you wish. Ensure that the "Include this account
when receiving mail or synchronising" box is ticked. Next click
on the "Connection" tab near the top of the window.
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10. Make sure that the "Always connect to this account using"
box is ticked, and also that "East Coast Access" - the name
of your connection - is selected in the field below. Click the "Apply"
button near the bottom of the window, then click "OK". Close
the "Internet Accounts" window, you're finished!
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Whew!
Well all that technical effort is worth it, because you're now fully
connected, and ready to e-mail and surf the Internet for all you're
worth!
If you new to the Internet or e-mail, click on to our starter guide
to using the Internet.
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