Before you send mail to people who have Internet addresses, you must determine whether you can do that through Notes. Your company or organization might not have a direct connection to the Internet for sending and receiving mail, or your company's policy might limit to whom you can send mail on the Internet. If you can send email to Internet addresses, be sure that you enter the address correctly—use underscores and periods (dots) where required.
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2. | Type an Internet Address Most Internet addresses appear in a format such as menewton@aol.com. The menewton portion is the local part of the email address, and aol.com is the domain name. This is the older address format, and you need at least this much information to send an email. The new format for email addresses is "Newton, Mary Ellen (New York)"<menewton@aol.com>. The "Newton, Mary Ellen (New York)" is the phrase part of the address, and it gives you more information about the addressee. |
3. | Add an Internet Gateway Domain Check with your Domino Administrator to see whether any special addressing needs exist for Internet mail. Some companies use a gateway to the Internet that has an address component you must include in any outgoing mail (although the system might add it automatically). A person's Internet email address might be menewton@aol.com, for example, but you need to write the address as menewton@aol.com@lionex (if lionex is the address component needed for the gateway). |
4. | Search Internet Directories You might have access to Internet directories such as Bigfoot or Verisign. If you do, you'll see them listed in the Select Addresses dialog box. With the mail memo open, click the Address button on the Action bar to open the Select Addresses book. Select the desired Internet directory from the Choose Address Book drop-down list. |
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