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FAQ - For
Netscape 6.0 Email
This article
describes how to add a new Internet e-mail account in Netscape
6.0, if you do not have Netscape 6.0, you may download it
for free click here
If you
have just installed Netscape Mail or have yet to set your
preferences for sending and receiving mail and newsgroup messages,
you will be asked to use the Account Wizard when you first
launch Mail.
The Wizard
asks you to provide required information, such as your user
name and email address. If you do not know a setting, you
must exit the Wizard and consult your Internet service provider
(ISP), Protocol One, or help desk.
You can
add additional mail and newsgroup accounts from the File menu
of the Mail window by choosing New, then Account. (Or, you
can open the Edit menu of the Mail window, choose Mail/News
Account Settings, and then click the New Account button.)
Be sure to type the account information exactly as it's given
to you. Click Next or Back to move through the panels. To
cancel your account creation, click Cancel.
To set
up a mail account with an ISP, Protocol One, or email provider,
you'll need to provide:
your user
name
your email address
the incoming and outgoing mail server name
the incoming server type ( IMAP or POP3)
Begin from the Netscape browser window:
1. Open
the Task menu and then choose Mail. You see the Mail window.
2. Open
the Edit menu and choose Mail/News Account Settings.
3. Click
the New Account button to activate the New Account wizard.
4. Choose
the type of account you want to set up, and click Next. The
information the wizard asks you to provide depends on the
type of account you are setting up. The rest of the steps
in this section assume you are setting up an account with
an ISP, Protocol One, or email provider.
5. In
the Identity section, enter your name (as you would like it
to appear in the "From" field of messages you send)
and email address, and click Next.
6. In
the Server Information section, select the type of incoming
mail server ( IMAP or POP3 ). Enter the incoming server name
and the outgoing (SMTP) server name (this is the name of the
mail server that sends your messages, and is also known as
yourSMTP host). Then click Next.
Example:
incoming:
mail.yourdomainname.com
outgoing:
mail.yourdomainname.com
NOTE:
This information is provided by Protocol One. If you do not
know this information, contact Protocol One toll free 1-877-336-7062
or email support@protocolone.com.
7. In
the User Name section, enter your user name and click Next.
8. In
the Account Name section, assign a name for this account (for
example, "Work" or "Family"), and click
Next.
9. Click
Finish to set up your account.
You have
successfully set up your email account. Note: You will be
asked to provide your password for your account. Make sure
you have your password available for future reference.
For further
assistance locate your help menu in your netscape mail or
contact your Protocol One Representative toll free 1-877-336-7062.
If you have any other questions, email us at support@protocolone.com
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