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Macintosh Microsoft Mail & News Setup

Setting Up a New Mailbox
  1. Launch Microsoft Mail & News and then click on Edit, then on Preferences.
  2. You will then see the Preferences screen.

  3. Click on the E-mail selection in the list on the left of the screen.
  4. In the Personal Settings box: For the Real name entry, input the name you wish to appear on outgoing mail from the new mailbox
  5. In the Personal Settings box: For the E-mail address entry, input the complete e-mail address for the new mailbox
  6. In the Sending Mail box: For the SMTP host entry, input: mail.nvbell.net
  7. In the Retrieving Mail box: For the Account ID entry, input the userID for the new mailbox
  8. In the Retrieving Mail box: For the POP host entry, input: postoffice.nvbell.net
  9. In the Retrieving Mail box: For the Password entry, input the password for the new mailbox
  10. In the Mail Accounts box: For the Account name entry, input the userID for the new mailbox. (Will be the same as the "Account ID" you entered in the Retrieving Mail box)
  11. Congratulations! Your Microsoft Mail & News program has been setup with your new mailbox.


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