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The Technology Committee
February 9, 2000

Using Internet Explorer

• Tools|Mail and News|Read Mail or Tools|Mail and News|Send Message.  Opens Microsoft Outlook Express.
• Set up your identity in Microsoft Outlook Express File|Identities|Add New Identity
  1. Name - Your Name
  2. Choose whether you want to make Outlook Express your default mail program or use a different program as the default
  3. Create a new Internet mail account or import your e-mail information from existing e-mail software
  4. Display name - Your Name
  5. E-mail address - ridexxxx@ride.ri.net
  6. Incoming mail (POP3) - rinet.ri.net
  7. Outgoing mail (SMTP) - rinet.ri.net
  8. POP3 account - ridexxxx
  9. Password - Leave blank to preclude others from accessing e-mail on your machine
  10. Choose whether you want to Import messages and addresses from existing e-mail software 
• Retrieve and send mail - Tools|Send & Receive
• Read a message - double-click on the message
• Send a message - Messagel|New Message
• Save addresses/nicknames - Tools|Address Book|New Contact
• Create a mailing list - Tools|Address Book|New Group
• Edit an entry in the Address Book - Point to the entry you wish to edit and select Properties.  Click on the tab related to the information you wish to change.
• Add another e-mail account File|Identities|Add New Identity
• Switch to another identity File|Switch Identity 

Using Netscape Navigator

• Communicator|Messenger
• Set up your mail preferences: Edit|Preferences|Mail & Newsgroups
  • Identity
    1. Your name
    2. E-mail address, e.g. ridexxxx@ride.ri.net
  • Mail Server
    1. Mail server user name, e.g. ridexxxx
    2. Incoming mail server - rinet.ri.net
    3. Outgoing mail (SMTP) server - rinet.ri.net
    4. Outgoing mail server user name - ridexxxx@rinet.ri.net
• Retrieve mail - File|Get New Messages
• Read a message - double-click on the message
• Send a message - Message|New Message
• Save addresses/nicknames - Communicator|Address Book|New Card
• Create a mailing list - Communicator|Address Book|New List
• Edit an entry in the Address Book - Point to the entry you wish to edit, right click and select Card Properties

webTeacher Internet Tutorial 5: Electronic Mail

Information on Netscape Mail and News from Netscape Netcenter in 10 Minutes:  Lesson 12 Communicating with E-Mail 

Using Eudora

Information on Eudora from Eudora On-Line Tutorials

Mailing Lists

Mail Lists and Discussion Groups for Teachers