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1) Left-click on "Start" in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Left-click on "Run".
2) Type in "inetwiz" in the pop-up box and click "OK".
3) This should open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Select the third option, ("I want to set up my Internet connection manually...").
Click "Next".
4) Select the first option, ("I connect through a phone line and a modem..."), and click "Next".
5) Type in the closest PoP number, including the area code in the telephone number section. Click here for the list of PoP numbers.
If you need to dial a zero (0), or any other number, to access an outside line (e.g. dialing through a switchboard), then the 0 (or the other number that you need to dial) must be in front of the area code, followed by the PoP number. i.e.: 0, code, number (0,0212345678).
Select South Africa in "Country/Region name and code".
Uncheck "Dial using the area code and country code" and click "Next".
6) Fill in your username (i.e. your full polka email address) and your password.
Note that the username and password are case-sensitive.
The username is always in lowercase.
Click "Next".
7) Type in the connection name of your choice, e.g. ("Polka"). Click "Next".
8 )Where it prompts you to set up your Internet mail account select "Yes" and click "Next".
9) Type in your name and surname, or your company name (capital letters or in lowercase).
When someone receives an email from you, the name you have chosen will appear in the 'From' section of the email.
Click "Next".
10) Type in your email address and click on "Next".
11) Select "POP3" as your incoming mail server type.
Type the "Incoming and Outgoing" mail server names in lowercase in the relevant spaces.
Click "Next".
12) Fill in your username (i.e. your full polka email address) and your password.
Note that the username and password arecase-sensitive.
Selecting "Remember password" is optional.
Do not check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication".
Click "Next".
13) Click "Finish".
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