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Configuring Outlook Express for Use with Mac OS 8.5
This document will assist you with the configuration of Outlook Express as supplied with Mac OS 8.5. This configuration has been tested successfully with our service. If you have any difficulties with Outlook Express, please contact Apple for assistance, as Nevada Bell Internet technical support is limited to the software we distribute. Thank you for choosing Nevada Bell Internet.
- To view, send and receive mail, open the "Mail" icon on your desktop.
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- The first time you open Outlook Express you will be presented with a prompt asking if you would like to import message and contacts from other applications. Press "No".
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- You will be presented with a screen welcoming you to Outlook Express. Press "OK".
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- Select "Accounts", then "E-mail" from the dropdown list to the left. Use the Nevada Bell Internet network settings listed below to make sure that the shown E-mail Preferences are correct for your account.
Full Name: Your nameE-mail address: UserID@nvbell.net (for example, jsmith@nvbell.net)
Organization: Nevada Bell Internet
SMTP server: mail.nvbell.net
Account ID: Your UserID (for example, jsmith)
POP Server: postoffice.nvbell.net
Password: Enter your e-mail password and put a checkmark in the box to the left to save it. Leave checkmark off if you wish to enter your password each time you check your mail.
Account name: postoffice.nvbell.net
News (NNTP) Server: news.la.sbcglobal.net or news.sf.sbcglobal.net
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- Select "News". Type in news.la.sbcglobal.net or news.sf.sbcglobal.net for both your "Server name" and "Server address".
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- Select "Network", then "Protocol Helpers". Select "https" from the "Protocol" column and press "Change".
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- Press "Choose Helper".
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- Locate Netscape Navigator on your hard drive. If the MacOS 8.5 installer installed it, it will be located along the following path (assuming your hard drive is named "Macintosh HD"):
Macintosh HD | Internet | Internet Applications | Netscape Navigator Folder
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Note: If you did not install the Netscape Navigator software during your installation of MacOS 8.5, you will need to install it from the MacOS 8.5 CD.
If you need to modify these settings at a later time, you can get to this Preferences window by selecting "Preferences..." from the Edit menu.
Nevada Bell Internet supplies technical support for the software we distribute. We are unable to offer technical support beyond these instructions. Please contact the source of your software in the event you have any difficulties.
Additional Support Sources
Apple: http://www.apple.com/support/ or 1-800-500-7078
Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com
Netscape: http://help.netscape.com
Nevada Bell Internet Help: http://dialup.nvbell.net/help.html