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Configuring Netscape 7

Based on Netscape 7 for Windows

  1. Start Netscape
  2. From the "Window" menu select "Mail & Newsgroups"
  3. Click the "Create a new account" link
  4. Select "Email account" and click the "Next >" button
  5. Enter your name and your email address; click the "Next >" button
  6. In the "Incoming mail server" box enter either "pop.uoregon.edu" or "imap.uoregon.edu" (What's the difference?)
  7. Enter your username ("jersmith" in the example "jersmith@uoregon.edu"); click the "Next >" button
  8. Give the account a meaningful name, like "UOregon" and click the "Next >" button
  9. Click the "Finish" button

Now enable SSL:

  1. Click the "View settings for this account" link
  2. Click on "Server Settings" in the list on the left
  3. Click the "Use secure connection (SSL)" check box and click OK

Finally, set the correct outgoing (SMTP) mail server:

  1. From the "Edit" menu, select "Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings"
  2. Click on "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" in the list on the left
  3. In the server name box, enter "smtp.uoregon.edu"
  4. Uncheck the "Use name and password" check box (unless required by your ISP)
  5. Click OK