Compaq TFT 8000 - Manual (Page 47)

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6 Click the Send button on the toolbar when you are finished.
7 If necessary, click the Send/Recv tool on the toolbar to send any messages
stored in the Outbox.
NOTE: When you compose a message without being connected to the Internet,
the message is stored in the Outbox until the next time you log on to the Internet
and connect to your ISP.
receiving e-mail messages with outlook express
Your ISP receives e-mail messages for you automatically, even when your PC is
turned off. The ISP then stores your messages until you connect to the Internet
and open your e-mail program to read them.
1 Start Outlook Express.
2 If necessary, click the Send/Recv tool on the toolbar to have your e-mail
program get the new messages from all listed e-mail accounts.
3 Click the Inbox folder to view the list of incoming messages. Messages not yet
read appear in bold on the screen.
NOTE: In Outlook Express, the messages stay in your Inbox until you delete
them or move them to another folder.
4 Click a message once to view it, or double-click the message to expand it and
read it in its own window.
For more information about using your e-mail program, go to the Help menu
within the program.
if your isp provides the e-mail program
Follow the ISP’s instructions to install its Web browser and e-mail program and
to set up and use your e-mail account. You will then be able to send and receive
e-mail when your PC is connected to your ISP.