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Opera 7 and AT&T Worldnet Service

• Create an E-mail Account
• Modify an Existing E-mail Account

To create an e-mail account:

1. Launch Opera.
2. From the File menu, choose Preferences.
   
3. From the left column, select Start and exit. Select the Start with home page option and enter the address you wish to be your default. Of course, we recommend http://www.worldnet.att.net.
   
4. From the left column, select E-mail. Select the Use Opera option. Click the OK button.
   
5. From the Mail menu, choose Manage accounts.
   
6. Click the New... button.
   
7. Select the Regular e-mail (POP) option. Click the Next button.
   
8. Enter the your name, e-mail address. You may also enter an organization if you like. Click the Next button.
   
9. Enter the following information:
   • Login name: Enter your UserID (everything to the left of the @ in your e-mail address).
   • Password: Enter your e-mail password
   Click the Next button.
   
10. Enter the following information:
    • Incoming server: postoffice.worldnet.att.net
    • Outgoing server: mailhost.worldnet.att.net
    Click the Next button.
    
11. We recommend you finish all these steps first and take the tutorial later, so click the No button.
    
12. Click the Close button.
    
13. Click the Hotlist button.
    
14. Click the Mail button.
    
15. You are done!

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To modify an existing e-mail account:

1. Launch Opera.
2. From the Mail menu, choose Manage accounts.
   
3. Select the account you wish to modify and click the Edit... button.
   
4. Select the General tab. Enter the following:
   • Account name: A descriptive name for the account like worldnet or your name.
   • Full name: Your name.
   • E-mail address: Your e-mail address.
   • Organization: this one is optional.
   
5. Select the Servers tab. In the Incoming POP server section, enter the following:
   • Server: postoffice.worldnet.att.net
   • Port: Do not modify this number.
   • User name: Enter your UserID (everything to the left of the @ in your e-mail address).
   • Password: Your e-mail password.
   In the Outgoing POP server section, enter the following:
   • Server: mailhost.worldnet.att.net
   • Port: Do not modify this number.
   
6. Select the Incoming tab. Make changes according to your preferences.
   
7. Select the Outgoing tab. Make changes according to your preferences.
   

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