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Configuring Netscape Communicator Mail for DialUp Net Services

To use Netscape Communicator Mail first make sure that the
mail and news servers are set up properly:

  1. Run Netscape Communicator by double clicking its icon

  2. Select Edit | Preferences.

  3. Double-click "Mail and Groups" from the Category column.

  4. Highlight Identity:

    Your Name:

    Your name as you wish it to appear in outgoing mail messages and news articles

    Email Address:

    Your e-mail address. This should be in the format of johndoe@dialupnet.com.

    Reply-to-Address:

    leave blank

    Organization:

    optional

  5. Highlight Mail Server:

    Mail Server User Name:

    The POP3 username. Typically this would be the first part of the e-mail address. For example for user John Doe who has an e-mail address of johndoe@dialupnet.com, the POP3 username would be johndoe.

    Outgoing Mail (SMTP):

    mail.dialupnet.com

    Incoming Mail Server:

    mail.dialupnet.com

    Mail Server Type:

    POP3

    Note: Netscape Communicator can retain the Services Password for each user profile, if you do not want any mailbox(es) password-protected. To set this up, click the More Options button. Enable the "Remember Mail Password" option.

  6. Highlight Groups Server:

    Discussion Groups:

    news.dialupnet.com

  7. Click [OK] to save the settings.

Additional assistance with Netscape Communicator is available from the Netscape homepage at:

http://help.netscape.com/products/client/communicator