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What type of email accounts can I use?What type of email accounts can I use?
What type of email accounts can I use?What type of email accounts can I use?
What type of email accounts can I use?
There are a number of different types of email account. See the
list below to find out which types of account you can connect to
using the Email program on your netBook:
• A personal ‘dial-up’ account. This could be a dial-up
email account which you’ve signed-up for with an Internet
Service Provider (ISP), e.g. Freeserve or Pipex Dial.
Which ISPs can I use?
You can use most ISPs which use ‘Internet standard’ methods for
connecting to your email account. However, some ISPs (such as
America Online) use proprietary methods for connecting, and
cannot be accessed by your netBook (i.e. you must use a PC).
Move on to ‘Setting up your netBook’ to continue.
• A‘remote’ (e.g. office) email account. This could be an
email account at your workplace, e.g. using Lotus cc:Mail or
Microsoft Mail.
How do I find out if I can use my account?
You will need to find out from your network administrator whether
you can access your email mailbox using this type of account.
If you can, move on to ‘Setting up your netBook’ to
continue.
• AWeb based email account. This is an email account
which you must connect to using a Web browser, e.g.
HotMail or Yahoo! Mail.
You can’t connect to this type of account using the Email
program.
To use Web based email, you must first set up your netBook for
Internet access. To do this, follow all the stages in the ‘Setting up
your netBook’ section, except ‘Setting up the Email program’. You
will need to use the Web program to access your email provider’s
Web site.
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If you don’t have an Internet/email account
You will require an email account before you can access the
internet and send and receive email messages on your netBook.
• To get a personal email account, you must ‘sign-up’ with an
Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISPs usually provide an email
account as part of an Internet access package.
• Most ISPs will provide software (e.g. a CD ROM) which will
help you set up Internet access and the email account on a
PC.
Important: Some ISPs require that you connect to them
using a PC in order to sign-up. If you can’t do this, contact
the ISP to find out if you can sign-up without using a PC. If
you have Internet access, see “www.mobile.psion.com”
for more details.