
   Using Microsoft Exchange for Internet Mail
   
                                      
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   Microsoft Exchange is a multi-purpose communications tool included
   with Windows 95. It allows you to send, receive, and view faxes and
   email without need for other external fax or mail clients.
   
   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.
   
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What You Need to Get Started:

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   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:
   
     * A Windows 95 machine with a functioning SLIP or PPP connection to
       your provider
     * Internet Setup Wizard included in Microsoft Plus! or downloadable
       here (The Internet Setup Wizard contains the SMTP mail drivers and
       Microsoft's Web browsing software).
       
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Step 1: Verify that MS Exchange is Installed

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   Press the Start 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.
   
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Step 2: Run the Internet Setup Wizard

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   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.
   
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Step 3: Configuring Internet Mail Settings

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   If you wish to change your Internet Mail settings, press the Start
   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.
   
   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.
   
  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.
   
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Step 4: Run Exchange and Use Internet Mail

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   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.
   
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Using Exchange for Internet Email and Faxes

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   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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