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Pegasus Mail 3.01b

The following instructions are based on the Windows 95/98 version of Pegasus Mail 3.01b, but should be similar or the same for the Windows 3.x and Macintosh versions, including any release over version 3.0.

The first time you run Pegasus Mail it will start it's setup and will take you through some of it's options. These instructions are for people that have already been through the setup, but can't get it to work or want to fine-tune it's settings.

While running Pegasus Mail:

• Click Tools from the top
• Click Options
• Click the Network tab:
  • Under Your e-mail address is enter your e-mail address - for example: username@ao.net
  • Next to POP3 host enter mail.ao.net
  • Next to User name enter your username
  • Next to Password enter your password
  • Next to SMTP host enter mail.ao.net
  • Click the Advanced network configuration options button:
    • TCP/IP timeout value should normally be left as-is, but if you plan on sending or receiving large attachments, set this to 120
    • Sending mail before retrieving mail should NOT be checked
    • Connect to SMTP server on TCP port should be set to 25
    • Out of the next five checkboxes, at least these two should be checked:
      • Use user-supplied "From" field in SMTP envelope
      • Send mail at once without placing in queue
    • Connect to POP3 server on TCP port shuld be set to 110
    • Do not download mail larger than ?? KB should be set to 0
    • Check for new POP3 mail every ?? seconds is for setting Pegasus Mail to check for new messages every so often if you leave it running for long periods of time. For example, set this to 900 for Pegasus to check for mail every 15 minutes. Put a checkmark in idle if you only want it to check for mail when you are not actively using Pegasus.
    • Out of the next five checkboxes, at least Delete mail from host once successfully retrieved should be checked (the rest are up to you).
    • Leave APOP shared secret blank
    • Click OK
• Click OK

To check for new mail, click File from the top, then click Check host for new mail.

Pegasus Mail has very good built-in help which we highly recommend that you read. To access it, click Help from the top, then Help index. For online information about Pegasus Mail or to download a newer version of it (if available), go to http://www.pegasus.usa.com/

Pegasus Mail is free software who's costs are covered by users that purchase Pegasus Mail manuals. For that reason, the authors will not provide technical support for Pegasus Mail users that have not purchased a manual - but they do answer questions on Pegasus Mail's mailing lists. If you need thorough documentation, especially for Pegasus Mail's advanced features, you can find out about ordering the manuals by clicking the green $ on the toolbar.

Support questions not answered here? Email support@ao.net or call 407-541-0773 Access Orlando Help/Support Page

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