MAPI email communication

Overview

The Electronic Filing Software works by sending an email message to the eFILEit electronic filing gateway together with attached data, via your normal email software.  It will simply place a message in your email "Outbox" which, depending on your email software settings, will either be sent automatically or you will be required to instruct the email software to "send" the message in the same way as if you had just typed it.

Setting up your Email Software

eFILEit communicates with your email software using the industry standard "MAPI" interface which is supported by all major email clients, including the most common ones, Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook.

In the majority of cases, eFILEit will communicate with your email software without you having to change any settings.

To test this, open a Company and then:

Click on the Forms/Reports menu option

Select Statutory Forms

Select Test Form

Click the e-File button

A test message with attachment should then be placed in your "Outbox".  If there is a problem then read on..........

In order that the email message is handled correctly by your email software, you must ensure that your email software is correctly configured and that Windows considers that it is the "default" email client.

To check that your email software is registered as the default:

Click on Windows Start button

Settings

Control Panel

Internet Options

Select "Programs" tab

Check that the required email program is shown under "Email", if not, click on down arrow to select it from the list