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5.
Click
Send
.
After the message has been sent, you can close your e-mail and Web
browser applications and disconnect from your Internet service.
The e-mail is routed over the Internet and, after a few minutes
(or longer, depending upon Internet conditions), it arrives at the
recipient’s e-mail account.
Because your e-mail address is contained in your message, the recipient
only needs to click a “reply” button to respond to your e-mail.
Checking your e-mail
For you to receive e-mail, someone must first send an e-mail to your e-mail
address. (If you have an account with the gateway.net ISP, your address is
your user name at gateway.net, for example, [email protected].)
When someone sends an e-mail to you, it arrives at your e-mail account on
a gateway.net computer usually within minutes (depending upon Internet
conditions).
1.
Log on to your gateway.net account (or other ISP account).
To check your e-mail
New Message window in
Microsoft Outlook Express
Important!
These instructions are
specific to the gateway.net
Internet access service.
If you have an account with
another Internet Service
Provider, or are using
another e-mail application,
refer to the documentation
from that ISP or software
manufacturer.
