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How to specify which mail delivery system to use

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Retrieving CompuServe email using Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook

If you're using Microsoft Exchange (included in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.x) or Microsoft Outlook to send email, you can appreciate the ability to send mail to many different online services/mail delivery systems using a single common interface. However, specifying which mail delivery system (Internet, CompuServe, Microsoft Network, etc.) to use for a given address is not always easy using the default configuration.

Here's an easier way:

Specify the delivery system id followed by a colon (:) and the email address.

Delivery system prefix	Type of system
COMPUSERVE:	CompuServe
FAX:	Fax system
MSN:	Microsoft Network
SMTP:	Internet

For example, to send an email using the Internet, use the "SMTP:<email address>" format.

Applicable Keywords : Windows NT, Windows NT 4.x, Windows, Windows 95

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