Microsoft KB Archive/150588

Viewing Bob Email With Other Online Applications

PSS ID Number: Q150588 Article last modified on 05-02-1997

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You can access your Bob email using programs other than Bob; this might be helpful when troubleshooting an email problem.

This article describes how to use HyperTerminal and Terminal to dial into the Microsoft Bob Email service at MCI.

(This article assumes that you have already installed HyperTerminal or Terminal and your modem works properly.)

= MORE INFORMATION =

Windows 95 HyperTerminal

 * 1) Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click HyperTerminal.
 * 2) If you have not used HyperTerminal before, go to step 4.
 * 3) Double-click the Hypertrm.exe or, Hypertrm, depending on how you are viewing MS-DOS file extensions in Windows 95, file to start HyperTerminal.
 * 4) In the Name box, type “MSBOB” (without quotation marks). In the Icon box, click any icon, and then click OK.
 * 5) In the Country Code box, click “United States of America (1).” In the Area Code box, type “425” (without quotation marks). In the Phone Number box, type “800-456-6245” (without quotation marks).
 * 6) In the Connect Using box, click the modem you want to use to connect to MSBOB, and then click OK.
 * 7) To dial into MSBOB, click Dial. To change the phone number, click Modify. To change dialing properties (such as the number used to access an outside line, disable call waiting, or configure a calling card), click Dialing Properties.
 * 8) When you close HyperTerminal, you are prompted to save the connection. If you click Yes, an icon is created that you can double-click to connect to MSBOB later.

Winodws 3.x Terminal
To set terminal settings do the following:

  Start the Windows Terminal program by clicking the Terminal icon in Windows Program Manager, usually located in the Accessories group.   To set the correct terminal settings do the following:   On the Settings menu, click Phone Number.   In the Dial box, type “18004566245” (without the quotation marks) and click OK.The other settings in the Phone Number dialog box do not affect this operation.   From the Settings menu, click Binary Transfers. Select XModem/CRC (the default setting) and click OK.   On the Settings menu, click Communications.   Under Baud Rate, select the correct baud rate setting for your modem. Select 2400 bits per second if you don’t know the baud rate.   Under Data Bits, select 8 (the default setting). </li>  Under Stop Bits, select 1 (the default setting). </li>  Under Parity, select None (the default setting). </li>  Under Flow Control, select Xon/Xoff (the default setting). </li>  Under Connector, select your .COM port. Select “COM1:” if you don’t know which serial port your computer uses. </li>  Clear both the Parity Check and the Carrier Detect check boxes. </li>  Click OK. </li>  Once you have completed these steps; click Dial on the Phone menu. </li></ol> </li></ol>

Your computer now dials the phone number and connects you to the MCI system. You will see a prompt on your screen asking for your user name and password. This information is located in the packet that you received from MCI. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete the online session.

KBCategory: Kbusage KBSubcategory: B_Mailroom

= Additional reference words: w_bob delete message test =

Keywords : B_mailroom Version : 1.00, 1.00a Platform : WINDOWS ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.