Configuring Netscape Communicator 4.x

 

Setting up a User Profile                                                  User ID:_________________________

Configuring the Mail Settings                                        
Configuring the News Settings                                        Password:________________________

Setting the Home Page

Setting and Clearing the Cache

Retrieving Email

Technical Support

 

Setting up a User Profile

After installing Netscape for the first time, you will be prompted to create a User Profile.  This is to store your personalized settings.  Netscape can have many User Profiles.  After the initial Profile is created, additional Profiles can be added by opening the User Profile Manager.  The User Profile Manager is located within the folder Netscape Communicator, Utilities, User Profile Manager.  Please follow the same instructions listed below when setting up the default profile.

 

In the Full Name: section type Your Full Name.  Click Next.

In the Email Address: section type youruserid@naspa.net.  Click Next.

In the Profile Name: section type Your first name or accept default.

Do not change the Path, use the default path.  Click Next

In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server section, type mail.naspa.net.  Click Next.

In the Mail server user name section, type youruserid.

In the Incoming mail server section, type mail.naspa.net

In the Mail Server Type section, click POP3.  Click Next.

In the News (NNTP) server section, type news.naspa.net.  Click Finish.

Start Netscape.

 

Configuring The Mail Settings

 

From the Edit menu, select Preferences.

In the Category section, click Mail & Newsgroups.

Click Identity.  In the Your name section, type your real name.

In the Email address section, type youruserid@naspa.net. 

Click Mail Server. In the Mail server user name section, type youruserid.

In the Incoming  Mail Servers section, click Edit or Add.

The Mail Server Properties dialog box appears.  In the Server Name: section, type mail.naspa.net.

If necessary, in the Server Type: section, click the down-arrow and select POP3 Server.

If necessary, in the User Name: section, type youruserid.  Click OK.

If everything looks current in the Mail Servers dialog box, Click OK.

If necessary, in the Outgoing mail(SMTP) server section, type mail.naspa.net.

 


Configuring the News Settings

 

From the Edit menu, select Preferences.

In the Category section, click Newsgroup Servers.

If necessary, in the Newsgroup Servers dialog box, click Edit or Add.

The Newsgroup Server Properties dialog box appears.

In the Server: section, type news.naspa.net.  Click OK.

If everything looks current in the Newsgroup Servers dialog box, Click OK.

 

Setting the Home Page

 

From the Edit menu, select Preferences.

In the Category section, click Navigator.

In the Navigator starts with section, click Home Page.

In the Location section, type  http://www.naspa.net. Click OK.

 

Retrieving Email

 

From the Communicator menu, select Messenger Mailbox.

From the Toolbar, click Get Msg.  Type yourpassword to retrieve mail.

From the Toolbar, click New Msg.  Type your message.  When finished, click Send.

 

Technical Support

 

Any Technical Support questions can be directed to (414) 908-4638 x105.  Technical Support is available 8am – 7pm Monday - Friday.  Email support is also available at helpdesk@netstream.net.

 

Revised 12/03//2001

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