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Windows Setup

The minimum requirements and highly recommended system configurations for a Windows PC to connect to OptusNet are as follows.

Item Required Recommended Operating System Windows 95/98/Me/NT4 (Service Pack 4)/Windows 2000 Processor x486 Pentium Class RAM 16MB 32MB Hard Disk 56MB 90MB Modem 14.4k 33.6k or higher

Configure Outlook Express Mail for Windows Step 1 of 7 Open Outlook Express. Click on the Tools menu located at the top of the window. Click on Accounts. Step 2 of 7 Click the Mail tab located at the top of the window. Click the Add button located at the right hand side of the window. Select Mail from the pop out menu. Step 3 of 7 Type your name in the Display name field. Click the Next button. Step 4 of 7 Type your OBIM email address in the form username@subdomain.optusbiz.com where username is your OBIM username and subdomain is an unregistered company identifier, or username@domain where domain is your registered company domain name. Enter the email address in lower case letters. Click the Next button. Step 5 of 7 Select POP3 for your incoming mail server. For the box titled Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server enter mail.optusnet.com.au in lower case letters. For the box titled Outgoing mail (SMTP) server enter mail.optusnet.com.au in lower case letters. Note - aushealth.biz customers should use mail.aushealth.biz instead (for both the incoming and outgoing mail server). Click the Next button. Step 6 of 7 Enter your OBIM username in the Account name box. Enter your OBIM password in the Password box. Place a tick next to Remember password. Click the Next button. Step 7 of 7 Click the Finish button. You will be returned to the Internet Accounts window, click the Close button in this window to save the details for your new email account. End of Configure Outlook Express Mail for Windows

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