Email
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Email
What is email?
Email (electronic mail) is a system allowing you to compose messages which the
e-m@iler converts into electrical signals. These signals can be sent to anywhere in the
world using the internet (an international network of computers, telephone lines and
satellite links). The machine receiving the signals converts them back into text and
displays them for viewing.
The
e-m@iler can send and receive email to and from any email address – note that
email addresses always include the @ symbol. To check your email address, see
page 73. (Also, make sure you've read the section 'Giving out your email address' on
page 25.)
How email is received
To receive email, the
e-m@iler makes an email call
to Amserve – your Email Service Provider.
Note that email calls are charged at the email call rate you were advised of
during registration. You can check the email charge any time on the
SERVICES menu – look under ONLINE LINKS / AMSERVE LINKS /
E-MAILER SERVICE CHARGES
.
Remember – no matter how many messages you receive (and send) at one time,
you are charged only for the one email call.
When the
e-m@iler connects to Amserve, it sends any waiting email from you, and then
collects any waiting email addressed to you – all on the same call.
The
e-m@iler can be set to automatic collection, polling or manual collection. This
setting determines how often the
e-m@iler makes an email call, as follows:
♦ If you subscribe to Caller Display (and you answered yes to steps 4 and 5 during
registration), the
e-m@iler will be set to automatic collection. This means that the
e-m@iler will automatically call up Amserve to collect email as soon as it is notified
that there is email waiting.
♦ If you answered no to Caller Display, the e-m@iler will be set to polling. With
polling set, the
e-m@iler calls up Amserve at fixed intervals (determined by you) to
collect any waiting email.
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