Netscape Email Setup for 4.5

 

After loading the Software-
Win 95/98 Installation

  • After installing, Open Netscape Communicator:
  • Click on Communicator, Click on Messenger,
  • Netscape Communicator Services–Inbox–Netscape Folder will open
  • Click on Edit.
  • Click on Preferences.
  • Go to the Columns on the left hand side.
  • Double click on Mail & Newsgroups folder.
  • Click on Identity.

Your Name: Enter it as you want it to appear (i.e. John Smith)

Email Address: Enter your complete Email Address- all in lower case (i.e.- jsmith@trinicom.com)

Reply to Email Address: Enter your complete Email Address- all in lower case (i.e.- jsmith@trinicom.com) or if you want your replies to be sent to another email address enter it (i.e. jsmith@workaddress.com)

  • Go back to the Columns on the left hand side. In the Mail & Newsgroups folder-
  • Click on Mail Server

Incoming Mail Servers -

  • If there is a server highlighted -Click on Edit
  • If there is nothing entered- Click on Add
  • Entries for the General Tab:

  • Server Name: mail.trinicom.com
  • Server Type: Pop3 Server
  • User Name: Enter Your Login Account name - all in lower case
  • Remember password: Check if you do not want to re-enter your password each time you access your mail
  • Check for mail every 10 minutes: Check only if you want to automatically check for new incoming mail while you are connected
  • Automatically download new messages: Check if you want to automatically download new messages when checking for mail.

Entries for the POP Tab:

  • Leave messages on server: Always leave this Unchecked (unless you are currently performing this setup at a location other than your "home" and you want to just read your mail rather than manage your mail at this location).
  • When deleting a message locally, remove it from the server. Check this only if you want to leave the messages on the server until you actually delete the message.
  • Click on OK to return the the Mail Servers Window.

Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: Enter that of your provider. Click HERE for a list of local providers.

Outgoing mail server user name: Enter your Login Account name - all in lower case

Use Secure Socket Layer(SSL) or TLS for outgoing messages: Check never

Local mail directory: Accept the default path or change to your own chosen directory folder.

  • Click OK. You are now setup to use Netscape Communicator as your email client.