LESSON #5 - Sending your first e-mail using Airmail.

ESTIMATED TIME: One 15-minute session, and an hour later, another 15 minute session.

It is necessary to send that first e-mail message using the account yourcall@winlink.org before Continuing with these lessons. Even if you have already done that please continue with this exercise.

Meanwhile...

Do you have spam block set up on your main commercial e-mail account? If so, it is recommended you put the domain @winlink.org on the safe or white list in order to not have messages bounce back to your WL2K account. Unless you do this you might not be able to receive e-mail into your regular e-mail account from winlink accounts - and it may be yourcall@winlink trying to get through!

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Computer on the internet with Airmail Telnet Client configured;

MS Internet Explorer browser.

OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS:

Current Amateur Radio license; Completion of Lesson #4.

SENDING AN E-MAIL MESSAGE FROM AIRMAIL

Start Airmail from the desktop shortcut/icon.

This brings up the Airmail 'Message Index' screen. This is where you will start any new e-mail message.

1. Click on FILE/NEW - that brings up the Airmail E-mail Client and the Address Book window.

2. In the Address Book click on NEW - This brings up the Address Properties window.

3. In the NAME field at the top enter "yourcall at home" w/o the quotes (where 'yourcall' is your call!)

4. In the TO field enter your commercial e-mail address to get e-mail at home.

5. In the OPTIONS - Post VIA field enter "WL2K"

6. In the upper right corner click OK

That takes you back to the Address Book window.

7. Highlight "yourcall at home" and click on OK.

This takes you to the Airmail E-mail Client ready for entry of an e-mail.

The TO field should look like this:

TO: "yourcall at home"

8. In the cc: enter w3qa@winlink.org

9. In the Subject field enter "Lesson #5 yourcall". NOTE: Please use the precise phrase in the Subject "Lesson #5" (There is a space before the #.)

10. In the large lower window enter any comments you may have as text for this e-mail.

11. Confirm that at the far right end of the TO line, the POST VIA field has WL2K in it.

12. Along the top row of icons, right under Tools is a mailbox icon. Click on the Mailbox Icon. That will POST the message to the Airmail Outbox - ready to send the next time Airmail links to a PMBO.

If you have not been returned to the OUTBOX- click on it in the tree on the left side of the screen.

You will see the message header with the mailbox icon in front of it. That signifies that it is ready the next time you link to a PMBO.

You should be at the Airmail "Message Index" window.

NOTE: Your computer must be logged on the internet to complete this exercise.

13. Across the top click on MODULES/Telnet Client

14. Select your favorite PMBO Telnet server in the Connect to: window

15. Click on the Green Go button when you are ready to send the message.

Watch the screen! Your message should be sent.

16. After three to ten minutes or so (be patient) go to your conventional e-mail account and poll - you should receive the message your new radio email account (from yourcall@winlink.org).

If you get the message you may proceeded to SETTING UP YOUR WL2K E-MAIL WEBMAIL ACCOUNT below, but don't forget to come back here!

17. Wait an hour or so after step 16 (be patient) then return and repeat steps 13, 14, and 15. You are connecting again and will download any new email that might be waiting for you.

Within an hour you should receive a reply message from w3qa@winlink.org. Wait until you receive either the message in your commercial account or the W3QA message before continuing with this exercise.

SETTING UP YOUR WL2K E-MAIL WEBMAIL ACCOUNT

Point your IE browser to www.winlink.org

Scroll down to Message Access on left side and click the link.

On the next page, click on

"For Microsoft Internet Explorer Users only:"

Click on

"Be sure to sign out when leaving WEB message access. Need help? Click here..."

Study the section "Instructions for Using WEB Access to Winlink 2000 Messages" to learn as much as you need about web mail at WL2K, the click on the link "Register".

Fill out the form that is presented and click on the "Enter New Password" button. The password you use here is the BASE ACCOUNT PASSWORD associated with your call letters.

HOW IT WORKS:

As with most high technology, WL2K is quite complex. However from a remote user's perspective who has the programs configured, there is only one goal: to transfer and receive internet e-mail through WL2K. To do this the user must make a connection to a WL2K PMBO. You have just done that using the Telnet Client over the internet. Now that you have an account, take time to review how this is done over the air. Here you will find a short MS Power Point show that will provide that review. http://www.winlink.org Scroll down on the left to "EmergencyComm" then Scroll down to the "PRESENTATIONS" table and click on "Sample simple Animated Presentation by bud, N0IA". The self-running show runs about 3 minutes.

REPORT: If you successfully received the e-mail from W3QA there is no further report required.

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