1. Email Addresses
2. Graphics Compression
3. Purging Cache
4. Browser Upgrade
5. Settings to Receive Postcards

Email Addresses

You must use the full email address of the person you are sending the card to.  (i.e. address@?.com)

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Graphics Compression

If you need to turn off the graphics compression in the AOL Browser:

• go to the toolbar, click on members
• click preferences, click WWW icon (world globe)
• dialog box appears, click the "web graphics" tab
• question appears "Do you want Web Graphics to be compressed....?"
• check off if you want compression, if you do not want compression leave check box blank, if it is checked you can uncheck.

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Purging Cache

The procedure depends on which Web Browser you are using.  If you are an AOL user and your software does not use Microsoft Internet Explorer:

• click on preferences under the members menu at the top of the screen
• click WWW, then go to the advanced button
• click the purge cache button

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer as your Web Browser:

• click on tools
• go to internet options
• general tab folder
• in the section "Temporary Internet Files" click on delete files

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Browser Upgrade

All graphics and cards are best viewed with AOL 4.0.  If you have  lower version you might want to upgrade.  If you are not sure of what version of AOL you are using:

• click on help on the top tool bard
• click on about "America Online" - if it refers to 3.0 for windows then you are using the 16bit version (you will not be able to display java cards with this version) - if it refers to 3.0 for windows 95 then you are using the 32 bit version (this version will support java and other multimedia applications)

Note  You cannot upgrade from AOL 2.5 directly to AOL 4.0.  If you are currently using OL 2.5 and want AOL 4.0 you will have to download AOL 3.0 first.

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Settings to Receive Postcards

If email notice of the postcard you sent did not get to the recipient:

• could be that an error occurred in entering the recipient's email address
• AOL recipient user may not have enabled their email to receive mail from you or Castle Mountains Postcards..(email enabled to receive from AOL users only).

Setting Mail Controls:

• go to Mail Controls
• click on the "Go to Mail Controls" button and select the screen name whose mail controls you wish to modify
• click on the "Edit" button.
  Options are:
  a)     Allow all mail - all email received except "Blocked Sites" list in the preferred mail.
  b)    Block all mail - all email will be blocked that is sent to the email address.
  c)    Allow only email addresses in the list to the right - member can "Add or Remove" addresses in the list.  Email will only be received from addresses shown.
  d)    Block email address in the list to the right - member can "Add or Remove"  addresses in the list.  Email will be received from all addresses except those shown in the list and the preferred mail "Blocked Sites" list.  You can select either   the "Allow only email to the right".   Enter the email addresses in the appropriate lists  click on "ok".

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