Netscape Messenger 4.x & 7.x (PC)

Netscape Messenger 7.x or 6.2 (PC)

Setting up the incoming (POP3) server

1. Open Netscape
   
   
2. Click the mail icon in the lower left corner
   
   
3. Click EDIT
   
   
4. Click MAIL AND NEWSGROUP settings
   
   
5. For the Outgoing (SMTP) mail server please enter the server name for your ISPs outgoing mail server. Your SMTP host is generally "smtp." Followed by the domain name of your ISP (ex. smtp.myisp.com).

Setting up the incoming (POP3) server

1. Open Netscape
   
   
2. Click the mail icon in the lower left corner
   
   
3. Click EDIT
   
   
4. Click MAIL AND NEWSGROUPS settings
   
   
5. Click NEW ACCOUNT
   
   
6. Select ISP OR E-MAIL PROVIDER
   
   
7. Click NEXT
   
   
   
   
8. Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the recipients Inbox
   
   
9. Enter your full e-mail address
   
   
10. Click NEXT
    
    
    
    
11. Select POP
    
    
12. In SERVER NAME box, enter "mail." Followed by your domain name (ex. mail.example.com)
    
    
13. Click NEXT
    
    
    
    
14. In the User Name field, enter your full e-mail address (ex. john@example.com)
    
    
    
    
15. On the next window enter any name you would like for Netscape to recall these settings
    
    
16. Click FINISH

Netscape Messenger 4.x

When you first install Netscape 4.x, you will have the option to set up your mailbox by entering your POP3 host, your SMTP host, and your user name. For your POP3 host, enter "mail" followed by your domain name (ex: mail.john.com). Your SMTP host is generally "smtp." Followed by the domain name of your ISP (ex. smtp.myisp.com). Your user name is your full e-mail address with the "@" replaced by a "%" (ex. john%example.com).

To edit your mail preferences in Netscape 4.x:

1. Select PREFERENCES from the EDIT menu.
   
   
2. Select MAIL & NEWSGROUPS. (If you do not have MAIL & NEWSGROUPS as an option, you have installed the stand-alone version of Netscape. In order to use Netscape as a mail program, you need to install the full version of Netscape with Messenger Mailbox.)
   
   
3. Select MAIL SERVERS, and enter your POP3 host, your SMTP host, and your e-mail address. For your POP3 host, enter "mail" followed by your domain name. (Ex: mail.john.com). Your SMTP host is generally "smtp." Followed by the domain name of your ISP (ex. smtp.myisp.com). Your user name is your full e-mail address with the "@" replaced by a "%" (ex. john%example.com).
   
   

Setting POP Frequency for Netscape (R) Messenger

Most e-mail software can be set up to retrieve your messages automatically on a regular interval. Attempting to retrieve new messages on extremely frequent intervals may adversely impact your E-mail performance. Since our systems only query for new messages once every 5 minutes, we recommend you adjust your retrieval settings to check for messages with the same frequency - every 5 minutes.

To improve your E-mail performance, follow the directions below to change your retrieval setting.

1. Open Netscape Messenger
2. Click on the EDIT menu
3. Select the MAIL AND NEWSGROUPS ACCOUNT SETTINGS sub-menu
4. Click SERVER SETTINGS
5. Place a check in the box next to "Check for new messages every ___ minutes"
6. Type 5 in the minutes box
7. Click OK