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Configuring Email for Netscape Communicator

Setting up Netscape Communicator version 4.0

• Open Netscape Communicator.
• Select the Edit menu.
• Select the Preferences... menu item.
• Click once on the + next to Mail and Groups to display the expanded menu (or double click on Mail and Groups).
• Click once on the Identity item to display the Identity options.
  • In the Your name field,type your first name and surname. This will be added to the From field of the messages you send to identify you more easily.
  • In the Email address field and the Reply-to address field, type your email address (for example. username@yourdomain.com.au).
  • If appropriate, type the name of the organisation through which you have this account in the Organization field. If you wish, you may leave this blank.
• Click once on the Mail Server item to display the Mail Server options.
  • In the Mail server user name field, type your username only e.g., bbrown
  • In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field, type mail.yourmailserver.com.au.
  • In the Incoming mail server field, type mail.yourmailserver.com.au
  • Ensure POP3 is selected as the Mail server type by clicking in the circle beside it to display a black dot.
  • Ensure the Leave messages on server after retrieval option is not selected.
• Click the OK button at the bottom of the window to close the Preferences window and save your settings.

Setting up Netscape Communicator version 4.5

• Open Netscape Communicator.
• Select the Edit menu.
• Select the Preferences... menu item.
• Click once on the + next to Mail and Groups to display the expanded menu (or double click on Mail and Groups).
• Click once on the Identity item to display the Identity options.
  • In the Your name field,type your first name and surname. This will be added to the From field of the messages you send to identify you more easily.
  • In the Email address field and the Reply-to address field, type your email address (for example. username@yourdomain.com.au).
  • If appropriate, type the name of the organisation through which you have this account in the Organization field. If you wish, you may leave this blank.
• Click once on the Mail Servers item to display the Mail Server options.
  • In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field type in mail.yourdomain.com.au)
  • In the Outgoing mail server username field type in your username only e.g., bbrown
  • The radio button named Never should be selected for Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or TLS for outgoing messages.
  • Click on the button called Edit
  • Click on the button called Add if there is no mail server name listed.
  • In the Server Name field type in mail. yourdomain.com.au
  • In the Server Type field select POP3
  • In the Username field type in your username e.g., bbrown
  • Select the tab at the top called POP
  • Make sure there is no tick in the box called Leave messages on Server
• Click the OK button at the bottom of the window to close the Preferences window and save your settings.

More Information

Each window offers a Help button that provides good quality assistance. Alternatively, from the Netscape Communicator Help menu, select Help Contents and use either Contents or search the Index to find specific information.

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