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The e-mail feature isn't working, can I fix it?

Handy's e-mail feature requires you have an e-mail client installed and properly configured.  Handy uses "Simple MAPI" to communicate with your default e-mail client to send e-mail.  To use this feature your e-mail client must support Simple MAPI.  Most popular e-mail programs do support Simple MAPI.  Here are some instructions for properly configuring some of the more common e-mail clients.  Note, this list is not all-inclusive, it only covers some e-mail clients.  Any e-mail client that supports Simple MAPI should work.

America Online:
You must be using AOL 7.0 or later.  Earlier versions did not support Simple MAPI.

AOL 7.0 or 8.0
  1. Go to the keyword "Preferences"
  2. Click on the "Association" link to make AOL your default email client
AOL 9.0
  1. Click the "Settings" button on the toolbar
  2. Click the "A-Z" tab
  3. Click the "AOL as Default" link
  4. Click OK

Outlook or Outlook Express:
Configure these e-mail clients from within Internet Explorer:

  1. From within Internet Explorer choose the "Tools / Internet Options..." menu command, and select the "Programs" tab
  2. Under the "E-mail" option choose your desired default e-mail client
  3. Click OK

Netscape Messenger:

  1. From within Messenger choose the "Edit / Preferences..." menu item
  2. Under the "Mail & Newsgroups" category, turn on the option:  "Use Netscape Mail as the default mail application"

Eudora:

  1. From within Eudora choose the "Tools / Options..." menu item
  2. Choose the MAPI category and set Use Eudora MAPI Server to "Always"
  3. After this, check to make sure that Eudora is assigned as the default e-mail program in Internet Explorer, as described in the Outlook section above.

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