E-Mail with Outlook Express 5, Johann-Christian Hanke

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When the Postman rings twice…
  • Where can I get Outlook Express?
  • Prerequisites for this Booklet
  • About the Author
  • Service Page for this Booklet
The Difference between Outlook and Outlook Express
  • Two Teams, Two Programs
  • Which is better?
  • Irreplaceable as a Calendar
  • Can the Two Co-Exist?
You’ll Need This: a Modem or ISDN Device
  • Cable, ADSL, Plug, or Satellite?
  • Installing a Modem
  • Connecting the Modem
  • Installing Drivers
  • Also not impossible: ISDN
  • Tips on Driver Installation
  • Don’t Forget the CAPIPORT Driver
Decisive: The Choice of Internet Service Provider
  • Additional Uses: Online Services
  • Reliable: Local Providers
  • Cheap: Call by call
Dial-Up Networking and E-mail Accounts
  • The Magic Word is POP3
  • Setting up Dial-Up Networking
  • Trying Out the Connection
  • Setting up the E-mail Account
  • Tuning up your E-mail Account
An Overview – Outlook Express in Brief
  • Greetings from the Team: The first E-mail!
Sensible Basic Settings for Outlook Express
  • The Options Dialog Box
  • What does the Setting mean?
  • Be careful, you’re online!
Here’s how: Composing, Sending, and Retrieving E-mail Messages
  • Composing an E-mail Message
  • What Cc und Bcc mean
  • Writing Names in Plain English
  • Sending and Retrieving E-Mail Messages
  • Working with Multiple Accounts
  • Working with One Account
Replying Properly: Quoting and Carrying On a "Conversation"
  • Here’s how to quote!
  • Replying to All and Forwarding
Taking Charge of Your Contacts: Making Life Comfortable with the Address Book
  • Entering an Address
  • Adding Recipients to the Address Book
  • Adding Addresses Automatically
  • Faster with the Address Book
  • Creating a Distribution List
Here’s How to Secure the Data in Your Address Book Sending Attached Files
  • Attaching a File to an E-mail Message
Compressing Data with Zip
  • The Zip Format
  • Creating a Zip Archive
  • Self-Extracting Archive
  • Alternatives to WinZip
Composing Colorful Letters with HTML Format E-Mail for Pros: Receiving, Sorting, and Archiving
  • Receiving and Sorting E-Mail Messages
  • Creating New Folders
  • Sorting Messages
  • Deleting E-Mail Messages
The Search Function: Finding E-Mail Messages Quick and Comfortable: Administering Your Mail with Rules
  • Rules against E-Mail Advertising
  • Lists of Blocked Senders
  • Replying automatically with Rules
Pretty Secure: Encrypting E-mail with Pretty Good Privacy
  • Encrypting E-Mails
  • PGP and Outlook Express
  • Creating Keys
  • Sending E-Mail
  • Less Trouble: Cryptext
  • Digital ID?
Creating Profiles: Working with Identities
  • Creating a New Identity
  • Changing Identities
  • Managing Identities
Off to Usenet with Outlook Express
  • Setting up a News Account
  • Downloading Newsgroups
  • More Information from Descriptions
  • Following the Discussion
  • Tips and Tricks for Newcomers
  • Me too: here’s how to take part!
Downloading Usenet Articles for Offline Reading Better Organized: Tips and Tricks for Using News
  • Considering Postings
  • Hiding Just Replies
  • Posting a Followup-To
  • Followup-to-poster
Genius: Searching with www.deja.com/usenet Tips and Tricks
  • Outlook Express as Standard Mail Application
  • Synchronizing your Address Book with Outlook
  • Retrieving Mail Automatically
  • Mail: Determining Priority
  • Outlook Express with „the Outlook bar"
  • Information from the Header
  • Home Page with Outlook Express
  • Checking your Account before Downloading
Taking Problems with Mail and News in Hand!
  • Foreign Characters are Mangled
  • Quoting Doesn’t Work!
  • News is Just Deleted
  • Protection Against Spam
Your Service Provider has no News Server Technical "Junk": Installing and Importing
  • Importing Messages
  • Removing Outlook Express
  • Are there Alternatives?
 


last update: 21. Jul. 2010