By using the Internet mail addon, you can set up exchange to connect to SMTP and POP servers to send and receive mail through your Internet provider. If you're looking for instructions on setting up Exchange to connect to remote WGPOs, click here.
What You Need to Get Started:
First, make sure that your Internet connection to your provider runs well. Troubleshooting gets messy unless you know what works and what doesn't. To set up your Windows 95 machine for Internet email, you need the following:
Step 1: Verify that MS Exchange is Installed
Press the
button, select Settings..., then Control Panel. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Select the Windows Setup tab and make sure the Microsoft Exchange option is selected. Press Details... to make sure that the Microsoft Exchange option is installed. If it is, go on to step 2. If it isn't, select it and click OK. Windows 95 will attempt to install the needed drivers, so make sure you've got your installation disks or CD handy! Now that MS Exchange is installed, you can proceed to step 2.
Step 2: Run the Internet Setup Wizard
If you don't have Microsoft Plus!, click here to download the Internet Setup Wizard. This wizard will detect Exchange and will prompt you for the information needed to configure it for Internet mail. It will make an Internet Mail service available to Exchange, as well as ask you for the mail server address of your ISP, your email address, mailbox name (usually your username), and mailbox password. Once installed, Internet Mail should work properly. If it does not, or you wish to change your Internet Mail settings, continue on to Step 3 to change your configuration settings for Internet Mail.
Step 3: Configuring Internet Mail Settings
If you wish to change your Internet Mail settings, press the
Select Internet Mail from the list of services and press the Properties button. You should get the Internet Mail properties dialog. There are four areas in this dialog box in which you can add or change settings - we'll deal with them in order. In each case, you can click on the section title to get a picture of the dialog box with the correct options selected.
button, select Settings..., then Control Panel. Double-click the Mail and Fax icon. The MS Exchange Settings Properties dialog box will appear. It looks like this.
General
Fill in the Personal Information section with your name and your full email address.Next, fill in the Mailbox Information with your Internet mail server address (usually mail.[your provider's hostname]). Then put in your mail account name and password (these are usually the same as your regular username and password you use to log into your provider).
Message Format
If you press the Message Format button on the General tab, you can choose to use MIME formatting when sending messages, and you can choose the character set for sending messages. This is especially useful for non-US character sets.
Advanced Options
The Advanced Options button on the General tab lets you choose a separate outgoing mail server for your Internet mail. You probably won't need to put anything in this text box. Check with your system administrator or ISP if you think you need to change this.
Connection
From this tab, you can select how you want to connect to your Internet mailbox. If you're on a LAN, select Connect using the network. If you're using Dial-up Networking, then choose Connect using the modem, then select the dial-up profile you use for your Internet connection.You can also choose whether or not to use the Remote Mail window in Exchange for Internet mail. I recommend checking this option. Additionally, you can specify a log file to trace unusual or important mail events.
Step 4: Run Exchange and Use Internet Mail
Find the Inbox icon on your desktop and double-click it to open Exchange.
If you set up Internet Mail to use Remote Connection in the Connection tab above, select the Tools menu, then select Remote Mail and Internet Mail. You'll get the Remote Mail window, which looks like this.
Select the Connect button from the toolbar, or choose Connect from the Tools menu.
If you had mail waiting, it should appear in the window. If you have no mail waiting, send a message to yourself to test your connection. Refer to the Exchange online help files for instructions on using Exchange.
Using Exchange for Internet Email and Faxes
In order to use Exchange for Internet email as well as outgoing faxes, you may need to set up an additional profile. Sometimes, because of the way Exchange handles mail object delivery (it treats faxes as mail objects), outgoing faxes may never send if you use the same profile as your Internet mail. If you have problems with multiple delivery types, refer to the Exchange online help files for instructions on setting up a new profile, then use one profile for mail, the other for outgoing faxes.
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