Set up your Email

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How to set up Outlook Express
How to set up Netscape Mail

How to set up Outlook Express

To setup your Outlook Express to handle your new POP3 e-mail account, please follow the instruction below :

Select Tools --> Accounts... to open the Internet Accounts dialog box.

Click button Add and select Mail... to start the Internet Connection Wizard.

Enter Your Name in the display name field. This name will appear in the From field of the outgoing message. Type your name as it would you like to appear. Click Next > button.

Enter your e-mail address in the E-mail address field. For example USERNAME@aardvark.net.au

Click Next > button to fill out the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server and Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field with mail.aardvark.net.au

Click Next > button to enter your Internet Mail Logon information. Enter your username in the Account name field and enter your password in the Password field.

Click Next > button and Finish button to end the setting.

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How to set up Netscape Mail

Start Netscape Messenger from the Start menu or icon on the desktop or hard drive.

Click on Edit Pull-down Menu

Select Preferences.

Netscape Communicator

Click on the + or > in front of Mail & Newsgroups to show the sub-categories

Click on Identity. Fill in:

Your name
Internet E-mail Address

Click on Mail Server (under Identity) and Click Add.

Fill in Server Name: mail.aardvark.net.au

In Server Type choose POP3 from options.

In User Name field fill in your full email address (username@aardvark.net.au).

Click OK

Now fill in Outgoing Mail(SMTP) mail.aardvark.net.au

In Outgoing mail server user name type your isername

Select the radio button for "If Possible" for the Use SSL option.