Microsoft Internet Mail Service Inetmail.txt File

• Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article contains a copy of the information in the Inetmail.txt file included with Microsoft Internet Mail Service.

MORE INFORMATION

   -----------------------------------------------------------------
    Microsoft Internet Mail Service README for Microsoft Windows 95
                           February l996
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   (c) Copyright 1995-96 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT

To view Readme.txt onscreen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.

To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and then use the Print command on the File menu.

CONTENTS

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERNET MAIL ADDING INTERNET MAIL SERVICE TO MICROSOFT EXCHANGE OVERVIEW OF USING INTERNET MAIL CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A MODEM CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) USING INTERNET MAIL

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERNET MAIL

1. Create a new folder on your computer.

2. Click "Microsoft Internet Mail Service for Windows 95" and choose to save it to the new folder.

3. Double-click Inetmail.exe to install "Microsoft Internet Mail Service for Windows 95" and follow the instructions on your screen.

ADDING INTERNET MAIL SERVICE TO MICROSOFT EXCHANGE

1. From the Tools menu in the main in the Microsoft Exchange Client, choose Options.

2. Select the Services tab, and then choose Add.

3. In the Available Information Services box, select the Internet Mail service, and then choose OK.

4. Modify the new information as needed. For more information click the Help button.

5. Choose OK or Close until all open dialog boxes are closed.

OVERVIEW OF USING INTERNET MAIL

The Internet is a worldwide collection of thousands of interconnected computers. You can use Internet Mail to communicate with anyone on the Internet or any network with SMTP and POP3 services. With Internet Mail, you can establish a connection to the Internet from your own personal computer, and send and receive mail over the Internet using Microsoft Exchange.

Tip To view help for The Microsoft Network, click The Microsoft Network Help Topics from the Help menu in Microsoft Exchange.

CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A MODEM

To connect to the Internet using a modem, you ll need TCP/IP on your computer, Internet Mail, Dial-up Networking (installed during Microsoft Windows 95 Setup or through Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel), and an Internet service provider that supports PPP, SMTP, and POP3. Internet Mail receives mail from POP3 servers and sends mail using SMTP, so be sure that the Internet provider supplies these services.

Local and regional providers can provide the connection for you, and the phone call charge is usually at local prices. If there aren't any local services, check for providers with direct-dial long distance charges. Check your local listings, trade magazines, or a local computer store for Internet providers.

Note You also have the capability of using SLIP with Internet Mail.

CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)

To connect to the Internet using a LAN, you'll need TCP/IP on your computer, Internet Mail, a network adapter (installed during Microsoft Windows 95 Setup or through Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel), and a server that provides a connection to the Internet and supports TCP/IP, SMTP, and POP3. For more information, see your mail administrator.

USING INTERNET MAIL

Internet Mail can be added to an existing Microsoft Exchange profile or can be used in a profile of its own. To create an Internet Mail profile, you specify how your computer is connected to your Microsoft Exchange mailbox and indicate your preferences for delivering and working with messages. If you want to have more than one type of connection, you need to create a profile for each type.

Your profile indicates how messages are delivered to and from your mailbox. You can update your profile as needed, or when you are working with Internet Mail, you can change the message settings for individual messages.

You can specify several transfer options. These include the type of message format for outbound and inbound messages, the character set (depending on the message format you use), and the method for transferring messages. You can also choose to record session events in a log file.