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18 IT Essentials: PC Harware and Software Companion Guide■■■■Incoming mail server nameOutgoing mail server nameUsernameAccount passwordThe protocols used in e-mail include the following:■Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3): Retrieves e-mails from a remote server overTCP/IP. It does not leave a copy of the e-mail on the server; however, some implementationsallow users to specify that mail be saved for some period of time.■ Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP): Allows local e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a server. Typically leaves a copy of the e-mail on the server until you movethe e-mail to a personal folder in your e-mail application. IMAP synchronizes e-mailfolders between the server and client.■■Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP): Transmits e-mails across a TCP/IP network.It is the e-mail format for text that only uses ASCII encoding.Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME): Extends the e-mail format toinclude text in ASCII standard, as well as other formats such as pictures and wordprocessor documents. Normally used in conjunction with SMTP.Additional features are available with e-mail software:■■■Automatic handling rules for e-mailsDifferent e-mail coding, such as HTML, plain text, or rich textNewsgroupsSet Screen Resolution and Update Video DriverAfter the operating system is installed, you can set the screen resolution to meet the requirementsof your customer. If the screen resolution is not set properly, you can get unexpecteddisplay results from different video cards and monitors. The unexpected results couldinclude a Windows desktop that does not take up the full area of the screen or a blankscreen if the resolution is set too high.When using an LCD screen, the resolution should be set to native mode, or native resolution.Native mode is the screen resolution that is the same as the number of pixels that themonitor has. If you change from the native mode, the monitor does not produce the bestpicture. See Figure 12-11 for the screen resolution settings on a Windows XP Professionalcomputer.