USING AN EMAIL PROGRAM

All email programs follow the same basic format.
The general instructions are:

READING YOUR EMAIL

*Retrieve your mail from the NetsCorp Server

*When the mail loads, a list is created on the right hand side of your screen. This list includes
the name of the sender, the date sent and the subject. Click on any line to open up that particular piece of mail. When the particular piece of mail opens, it will be displayed on the bottom portion of your screen.

SENDING EMAIL

*Open a mail composition box. This is where you will address and type your message.

*Fill in the address of the person to whom you are sending mail. An email address will look something like the following examples:

joe@aol.com
susie@netscorp.net
support@cfc.org

An email address will never appear like this:
www.netscorp.net
http://www.cnn.com

*Fill in the subject. The subject should refer to what you are talking about in the letter. If you do not fill in the subject line, you will be prompted to do so before you can send the mail. Some examples of subjects might be: "th e date", "a person's name", "Happy Birthday",
"Happy Thanksgiving", "Merry Christmas" or some reference to what you will be
discussing in your email

*Type your message in the space that appears at the bottom of your mail composition box.

*Send your mail by clicking on SEND.

SPECIFIC EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS

While all mail programs do follow the same basic format, each mail program does have little differences. Please check below for other details pertaining to each individual mail program.

Netscape Navigator

Open your Netscape Navigator.
Click on the envelope that appears at the bottom right hand corner of your screen.

Below is a list of icons and their specific functions:

Get Mail: Retrieves your mail from the NetsCorp Server
To Mail: Opens a mail composition box
Mail To: This is where you fill in the address of the person to whom the message is being sent
Send: Sends the mail off of your computer out to the internet

Netscape Communicator

Open your Netscape Communicator.
Click on Communicator.
Click on Messenger.

Below is a list of icons and their specific functions:

Get Msg: Retrieves your mail from the NetsCorp Server
New Msg: Opens a mail composition box
To: This is where you fill in the address of the person to whom the message is being sent
Send: Sends the mail off of your computer out to the internet

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer works with several different mail programs.
To identify which mail program you are using:

Open your Internet Explorer.
Click on the Mail button that is found in the icon bar.
Click on Read Mail.
Look in the top left hand corner to verify which mail program you are using.

The specific Internet mail program instructions follow:

Outlook and Outlook Express

Below is a list of icons and their specific functions:

Send & Receive: Retrieves your mail from the NetsCorp Server
To: This is where you fill in the address of the person to whom the message is being sent.
Send: Sends the mail off of your computer out to the internet

***After you have composed your mail and have clicked on Send, be sure to click on Send & Receive to ensure that your mail goes out to the internet.***

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