This section will guide you how to start configure Netscape Messenger v4.0x to start sending and receiving email.
Open Netscape Mail.
Click Edit on the menu bar.
Click Preferences in the Edit menu.
Click Identity under the Mail & Newsgroups section of the Preferences window and complete the following fields.
Your Name - The name from which any e-mail sent using this profile will display. E-mail Address - The e-mail address from which any e-mail sent using this profile will display.
Click Mail Servers under the Mail & Newsgroups section of the Preferences box, then click Edit under Incoming Mail Servers.
Complete the following fields in the Mail Server Properties Box:
Server Name - The mail server from which e-mail is to be retrieved. For HostSG servers use mail.your domain name. For example: mail.mydomain.net.
Server Type - All HostSG mail servers use the POP3 protocol. Do not change the server type to anything besides POP3.
User Name - The user on your iMail server from which you wish to retrieve mail.
Click OK to return to the Preferences window.
Complete the following fields under Outgoing Mail Server.
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - The mail server through which e-mail will be sent. You may use your ISP's outgoing mail server, or your HostSG mail server, which is the same as your incoming mail server.
Outgoing Mail Server User Name - If you are using your mail server at HostSG, leave this field blank.
Click OK to close the Preferences window. Your email client is configured now.
Netscape Communicator v4.5X
This section will guide you how to start configure Netscape Communicator v4.5X to start sending and receiving email.
From the Edit menu, select Preferences.
Open the Mail & Newsgroups section and click Mail Servers.
Outgoing Mail Server: "mail.yourdomain.com"
Click Add to add a new POP Server
Configure Pop Server
Server Name: "mail.yourdomain.com" Server Type: select POP3 Server. User Name: popID@yourdomain.com
Click Identity in left column.
Your Name: your name E-mail Address: the e-mail address for the POP mailbox Reply-to Address: your e-mail address
All other settings are optional. Choosing Messenger Mailbox from the Communicator menu will open the part of Netscape that allows you to read and send mail
Unfortunately, Netscape Messenger does not natively support retrieval of multiple e-mail accounts for POP3 mail servers. To retrieve mail from multiple accounts, you will need to setup additional user profiles using the User Profile Manager supplied with Netscape.
See your Netscape documentation for more information. There are many more options available in Netscape Messenger. See the software's documentation for more information about advanced options.
Email Client Configuration
