Psion Teklogix 32M/64M, netBook manual 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.

∙A Web 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.

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.

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