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At Care4free we realise that e-mail is extremely important to the daily lives of everyone who has access to the Internet. Therefore we have created a range of products and assistance to help registered Care4free users get the most from your e-mail.

E-mail - the basics explained
E-mail (electronic mail) is electronic post sent and received between people. It allows you to keep in touch with friends and family without the time involved in mailing letters or the expense of long-distance telephone calls. Click on the following links to find out:

• How does e-mail work?
• What is an attachment?
• What is a mailing list?
• E-mail emotions - what are they?

• What happens when an e-mail is sent?

How to use E-mail
Outlook Express is supplied with Internet Explorer 5 and can be downloaded for free when you join Care4free. Outlook Express allows you to send and receive e-mail either online or off-line. The following are guides to using Outlook Express:

• How to read e-mail
• How to sending e-mail
• How to use the Address Book feature
• A guide to what the Toolbar buttons do
• Adding new e-mail accounts - how to configure Outlook Express to access your mail account(s)
• Message rules - filtering incoming e-mails
• Backing up messages and addresses
• How to configure Outlook Express for multiple users

E-mail - frequently asked questions

• Why do I keep getting the same e-mail messages again and again?
• I cannot log into the mail server
• I get "unable to lock maildrop"