CCN Email Configuration: Netscape 7.x
- Start the Netscape Mail application, by launching the Netscape Mail &
Newsgroups or selecting the Mail & Newsgroups item from the
Window pulldown in the top menu.
- Choose Edit from top menu. This will open a pull-down menu.
- Choose the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings... option from
the pull down menu. This will open a new window.
- Choose the Add Account... option box.
- Select the Email account radio button.
- Fill in the text boxes:
- Your Name: First LastName
- Email Address: mailaccount@casselton.net
- Select the Next entry.
- Choose between POP and IMAP protocols. We suggest POP.
- Incoming Server: mail.casselton.net.
- Outgoing Server: mail.casselton.net
- Select the Next entry.
- User Name: (account given to you)
- Select the Next entry.
- The Account Name: text box is a phrase to help you distinguish
this account from possible other defined accounts. For example:
Casselton.net account
- Select the Finish entry which will return you to the Mail &
Newsgroups Account Settings configuration box.
- Select the Outgoing Server (SMTP) entry in the left window.
Make sure the Use name and password is NOT selected. And
the Use secure connection (SSL): has the selection Never
- Select the Ok entry.
The email address is available immediately.
AOL email users may configure the Netscape Mail to read your AOL mail without dailing into AOL, by:
- Start the Netscape Mail application, by launching the Netscape Mail &
Newsgroups or selecting the Mail & Newsgroups item from the
Window pulldown in the top menu.
- Choose Edit from top menu. This will open a pull-down menu.
- Choose the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings... option from
the pull down menu. This will open a new window.
- Choose the Add Account... option box.
- Select the AOL account (For example, jsmith@aol.com radio button.
- Fill in the text boxes:
- Your Name: First LastName
- Screen Address: aolaccountname (leave off the @aol.com)
- Select the Next entry.
- Select the Finish entry which will return you to the Mail &
Newsgroups Account Settings configuration box.
I would suggest using the mail.casselton.net as your outgoing
SMTP mailer, even for your AOL messages.
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