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3. How
do I use email on oceanfree?
How
do I get an e-mail address?
On the oceanfree.net help you will see an icon to register for e-mail
- just follow the prompts.
What
e-mail do I get?
oceanfree.net provides you with free unlimited e-mail addresses.
What
is POP3 and SMTP?
Post Office Protocol version 3 (known as PO3) is the protocol used
to allow your messages to be stored on the remote POP3 e-mail server
and be collected by an e-mail program such as Microsoft Outlook
Express. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the protocol used
by Outlook Express to send e-mails to the oceanfree SMTP e-mail
server, which in turn transfers the mail to the destination user's
POP3 mailbox.
Do
I get POP3 or Web based e-mail from oceanfree?
Your oceanfree account supports both POP3 and web based e-mail.
What
do those error messages in POP3/SMTP mean?
A great many customers are using Outlook Express to send and receive
email with no difficulty. However, we have received some enquiries
from customers regarding an error they experience when trying to
send email using our POP3/SMTP service (Outlook Express). These
customers should read .
Can
I use both POP3 and Web based e-mail at the same time?
Web based e-mail allows you to read/create e-mail from almost any
computer that is connected to the Internet and that has a web browser
such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is ideal where you have
a small amount of e-mail to send/receive or wish to use different
computers to access the Internet (e.g. at home and at work). POP3
e-mail is ideal when you always use the same computer to access
the Internet and you often have a number of e-mails to send/receive.
With web based e-mail you have to be connected to the Internet,
whilst with POP3 e-mail you can create and read your e-mail offline,
and only connect to the Internet for a short period whilst you send/receive.
More advanced users could use a mixture of both, for example having
a quick read of their e-mail at work using web based e-mail, and
using POP3 e-mail to deal with all of their e-mail at home.
What
is Microsoft Outlook Express?
Outlook Express is a free mail and news reader which is bundled
with Microsoft Internet Explorer. To use POP3 e-mail you will require
a copy of this software, if you don't currently have it, it is available
from the oceanfree.net CD-ROM or from .
Setting
up Outlook Express
This is covered in a separate
Will
Outlook Express slow down my PC?
Outlook Express on its own will not slow down your PC. You may notice
that your PC is busy if you have a number of e-mails to send or
receive, or if you are sending or receiving an e-mail with a large
attachment such as a document or program.
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