Netscape Communicator v4.5+

This page describes how to configure Netscape Communicator to access your POP email box. For general information about POP email, please see POP Email Accounts. For information about Netscape, including free downloads of their software, see http://home.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html

1. Select Preferences... from the Edit pull-down menu.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Open the Mail & Newsgroups section, and click on Mail Servers.
   • For Outgoing Mail Server: enter the SMTP server provided by your ISP. UNIX hosting users may enter smtp.yourdomain.com.
   • Click on Add... to add a new POP Server.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Configure Pop Server
   • For Server Name: enter yourdomain.com.
   • For Server Type: select POP3 Server.
   • For User Name: enter the popID you specified when you created the mailbox.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Click on the Identity in left column.
   • For Your Name: enter your name.
   • For Email Address: enter the email address for the POP mailbox.
   • For Reply-to Address: enter your email address.
   
   
   
   
   

All the other settings are optional. Choosing Messenger Mailbox from the Communicator pull-down menu will open the part of Netscape that allows you read and send mail.