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No, it's not complete, as it was written before the change of forum software, and when posts were imported into the new system, the really long ones got truncated.

Will did not write the original, as it was copied from a post by another member, but  I have a few more lines (still incomplete though)

Highlight it and select "properties" at the right of the window.  In the dialog box that comes up, change the name to "UK".  Select the "connection" tab and uncheck the box that says "always connect using".  Then click on O.K to close the box.

Highlight the new account and select "properties"as above.  change the name to "France".  Find the line just below this where it gives the email address.  This should give your main (U.K?) email address, not the new French one.  If it doesn't then change it.  Click on "O.K" to close the box.

Highlight the entry for the country that you are in and click on the "set as default" button at the right of the window.  You should always change the default setting to suit the country that you are in.

 

From now on whenever you create an outgoing message you will find that the top line where it says "From" has a drop down box attached to it at the far right of the line.  You MUST ensure that all outgoing messages are selected to show the country that...

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[quote user="Ford Anglia"]

In the FAQ's above?

It seems to end in mid-sentence. I've tried contacting him but have had no reply

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What email program do you use?  I've used both Outlook and Outlook Express in France and found, to my surprise, that it was unnecessary to set up separate accounts to use in the US and France.

Mind you, I have Orange ADSL and connect through a Netgear modem/router that makes all my connections automatically.  I only had to configure the laptop with the network name and password for the router.

I think when those instructions were written that most people were using dial-up connections.

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