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1) Left-click on "Start" in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.
Left-click on "Run".
2) In the pop-up box, type in "inetwiz", and click "OK".
3) This should open the Internet Connection Wizard.
Select the first option, "Connect using my phone line", if you are using a modem and phone line to connect to the Internet.
Click "Next".
4) From the drop-down box, select the modem you are using 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 "Use area code and dialing rules" 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 a connection name 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 in lowercase and click "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 are case-sensitive.
Selecting "Remember password" is optional.
Do not check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)".
Click "Next".
13) Click "Finish"
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