Email Tips: Setting Up Mail In Netscape 4.0

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1. From the Menu bar along the top of the Netscape Navigator window, select Window and then click on Mail & Newsgroups.

2. From the Menu bar along the top of the Netscape Mail window, select Edit and then click on Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings.

3. Click on Add Account.

4. In the New Account Setup window, select Email account and click on Next.

5. Fill in the Identity window as follows:

a) In the Your Name box, type your full name, not your e-mail address.

b) In the Email Address box, type your complete e-mail address, such as: rconwell@temple.edu

c) Click on Next.

6. Fill in the Server Information window as follows:

a) Click on IMAP.

b) In the Incoming Server box, type: imap.temple.edu

c) In the Outgoing Server box, type: smtpauth.temple.edu

d. Click on Next.

7. In the Incoming and Outgoing User Name box, make sure your AccessNet username appears. For example, if your e-mail address if rconwell@temple.edu, rconwell should appear. If your AccessNet username does not appear, then type it in this box. Click on Next to proceed.

8. In the Account Name box, type a name that you will use to refer to your account (for example, Temple E-Mail). Then click on Next.

9. Review your Account Settings and make sure that they are correct. If you notice you have made a mistake, click on the Back button until you find the mistake. Then fix it and click on Next until you arrive back at this window. When you are ready, click on Finish.

Notes:

• You may be prompted to make Netscape your default mail program. If you plan to use Netscape as your primary mail program, click on Yes. Otherwise, click on No. You can also specify whether this prompt will appear each time you start Netscape.
  
  
• If prompted to enter your mail server password, click on Cancel to continue with the setup process. Then, click on the Edit menu and select Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.

10. Click on the name of your E-mail account (for example, Temple E-Mail) on the left side of the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window. Then fill in the following account settings:

a) In the Reply-to Address box, type the e-mail address that you want to appear on your outgoing messages. If the Reply-to address is the same as your e-mail address, you can leave this box blank.

b) In the Organization box, you can type Temple University, your department\'s name, or anything you wish. You may also choose to leave this box blank.

c) If you would like to include standard information at the end of all your mail messages, you can create a signature file. A signature file is a short text file that can include information such as your name, the address of a web site, or a favorite quote.

Note: Your signature file will be stored locally on your computer, not on the Temple mail server where your e-mail account is located. This means that if you access your mail from another computer or from the same computer but using a different mail program, you will not have access to the Netscape Mail signature file.

To create a signature file:

i. Open a word processing program, such as Microsoft Word, and type the text you wish to include in your signature file.

ii. Save the file as text. In most programs, instead of using the suggested format, you should select Text Only or Text (ASCII) format type. Make a note of where this file is stored.

iii. Click on Attach this signature. Then click on Choose, select the text file you created, and click on Open.

11. Click on Server Settings under your account (for example, Temple E-Mail) on the left side of the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window.

12. Fill in the Server Settings as follows:

a) Click on Use secure connection (SSL).

b) If you want to automatically check your account for new messages whenever you start mail, make sure Check for new mail at startup is selected.

c) If you wish, you can set up Netscape to check the server at specific intervals for new messages. To do this, make sure Check for new messages every 10 minutes is selected. By default ten minutes is selected, but you can change this time interval.

d) Make sure Move it to the Trash folder appears next to When I delete a message. Messages that you delete will then be placed in the Trash folder.

e) If you would like to automatically empty your Trash on exiting Netscape Mail, click on Empty Trash on Exit.

13. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP) under your account (for example, Temple E-Mail) on the left side of the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window.

14. Make sure Use name and password box is selected and that your AccessNet ID appears in the box. Then, under Use secure connection, click on TLS.

15. Click OK to close the Netscape Mail & Newsgroup Account settings window.

16. Exit Netscape. The next time you start Netscape mail, your new account settings will be in place.

There is no mail account for the latest version of Netscape 8.0