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Netscape Communicator 4.0-4.08
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Netscape
Communicator 4.0-4.08
Macintosh
Users: While these instructions were written for the Windows
version of Netscape Communicator, most of it also applies to the
Macintosh with some minor changes. In the Preferences screen,
instead of using a Plus for a compressed list and a Minus to
indicate a expanded list, the Macintosh uses an arrow pointed to
the right to indicate a compressed list and a arrow pointed down
for a expanded list.
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| NOTE:
This is an obsolete version of Netscape Communicator that is no
longer supported by CalWeb Internet Services or Netscape
Communications. The information provided here is for reference
purposes only. The latest version can be downloaded from Netscape's
Home Page. In addition, if you are using a version prior to
4.06, you will receive a warning about Verisign Certificate
Expiration when visiting secure web sites. For more details, see
the Netscape
or VeriSign
sites. |
| First
Time Configuration |
| Netscape Communicator
uses profiles in order to separate user's profiles.
1. You will be prompted
to create a new profile. Click Next.
2. Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the Full
Name field. Enter your CalWeb e-mail address in the E-mail
Address field. Then, click Next.
3. A screen pops up asking for the name of the profile and the
location of your configuration files for Netscape on your
computer. Leave the values as-is and click Next.
4. A screen comes up with your name and e-mail address filled in.
Replace mail
in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box with smtp.calweb.com.
Click Next.
5. The Mail server user name should already be filled in
with your CalWeb login name (i.e. joeuser).
Change the Incoming Mail Server from mail
to pop.calweb.com.
Make sure that POP3 is dotted, then click Next.
6. Change the News (NNTP) server from news
to either news.calweb.com.
Make sure Port is set to 119 and that Secure is
unchecked. Click Finish.
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| Adding
A New E-Mail Account |
| By design, Netscape
Communicator is set up to check only one POP3 mail account per
profile. To set up Multiple Users, each with their own set of
bookmarks and e-mail, click on Start, then Programs,
then Netscape Communicator, then Utilities, then User
Profile Manager. Click on New to create a new profile.
Then follow the instructions for First
Time Configuration to add a new user. Then, whenever you start
up Netscape Communicator, you will be prompted for which profile
to use. |
| Verifying
E-mail Account |
| To verify the settings of
your CalWeb e-mail account:
1. Click on Edit
and select Preferences.
2. If necessary, click on the plus sign or the arrow pointed right
next to Mail & Groups to expand the list.
3. Click on Identity and verify the following:
- Your name: Your name
as you would like it to appear when you send out e-mail.
- E-mail address: Full
e-mail address (i.e. joeuser@calweb.com)
- Reply-to address:
Leave Blank.
- Organization: Blank
or name of company (optional)
4. Click on Mail Server
and verify the following:
- Mail server user
name: Your CalWeb login name (no .ppp or @calweb.com)
- Outgoing mail (SMTP)
server: smtp.calweb.com
- Incoming mail server:
pop.calweb.com
- Mail Server Type:
Make sure POP3 is selected.
5. Click OK. |
| Multiple
E-mail Accounts |
| By design, Netscape
Communicator is set up to check only one POP3 mail account per
profile. To set up Multiple Users, each with their own set of
bookmarks and e-mail, click on Start, then Programs,
then Netscape Communicator, then Utilities, then User
Profile Manager. Click on New to create a new profile.
Then follow the instructions for First
Time Configuration to add a new user. Then, whenever you start
up Netscape Communicator, you will be prompted for which profile
to use. |
| Spam
Filtering |
| CalWeb employs a Spam
filtering system called Spam Assassin which marks suspected Spam
messages with the word *****SPAM*****
in the subject line. To transfer the messages to the Trash folder,
follow these instructions while in the messenger portion of
Netscape Communicator:
1. Click on Edit
and select Mail Filters.
2. Click on New to create a new mail filter.
3. Change the Filter Name from "Untitled" to
"SPAM Mail". This allows us to identify what the rules
does.
4. On the line that begins with "If the", click on the
down arrow to change from "sender" to
"subject". Then, click on the down arrow to change from
"contains" to "begins with". In the white box
immediately to the right, enter *****SPAM*****.
5. On the line that begins with "then", click on the
down arrow to change it from "Move to folder" to
"Delete". Your screen should look like this:
Click OK.
6. If necessary, click on "SPAM Mail", then click on the
arrow pointing up to make sure that the SPAM filtering rule is the
first rule processed by Netscape.
7. Click OK to close the Mail Filters screen.
Once this message filter
is set up, all e-mail marked as SPAM will be sent directly to the
Trash folder.
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| File
Attachments |
To send a file
attachment
While composing a message, you can click on Attach
button and select File... or you can select File,
then Attach, then File... . A dialogue box will come
up allowing you to select the file that you want to attach to the
message.
NOTE: Consider
the end user. Large attachments take a long time to both upload
and download. Attachments larger than 3MB may be rejected by the
mail server.
To open a file
attachment
File attachments will appear at the end of the message. If you
double-click on the file attachment, Netscape will open up the
file in another browser window. Alternatively, you can right-click
on the attachment and select Save Link As... . A Save
As... window will appear, allowing you to save the attachment
to your computer.
Alternatively, you can
click on the paperclip icon at the beginning of the message. This
will show the file attachments as icons at the bottom of the
screen. By double-clicking on the icon, you will open up the
attachment. Alternatively, by right-clicking on the icon, it will
give you the options of either opening the file attachment or
saving the file attachment to your computer.
WARNING!
Many computer viruses can be transmitted through file attachments.
Before opening a file attachment, be sure you know who is sending
you the attachment and if you were expecting the attachment. It is
recommended that you have a virus-scanning program installed and
the latest anti-virus definitions installed. CalWeb is not
responsible for any damage to your computer if you open an
virus-infected file.
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| Common
Issues |
Message
Checking Interval
Click on Edit and select Preferences. If necessary,
click on the plus sign next to Mail & Groups. Select Mail
Servers, then click on More Options. Make sure that
"Check for mail every" is checked, and enter a time
interval in minutes. Click OK twice.
Prompt
For Password
Click on Edit and select Preferences. If necessary,
click on the plus sign next to Mail & Groups. Select Mail
Servers, then click on More Options. Make sure
"Remember my mail password" is checked. Click OK
twice. The next time you check your CalWeb e-mail, you will be
prompted for your mail password, however, it will then be saved.
Mail
Left On Server
If you are leaving messages on the server: Click on Edit
and select Preferences. If necessary, click on the plus
sign next to Mail & Groups. Select Mail Servers.
Under Mail Server Type, make sure "Leave messages on server
after retrieval" is not checked. Click OK twice.
To leave a copy of
the message on the server: (not recommended) Click on Edit
and select Preferences. If necessary, click on the plus
sign next to Mail & Groups. Select Mail Servers.
Under Mail Server Type, make sure "Leave messages on server
after retrieval" is checked. Click OK twice.
IMPORTANT!
If you elect to leave mail on the server, we highly recommend that
you periodically check your e-mail box using the CalWeb
web mail interface to delete messages that are no longer
needed, otherwise excessive disk usage charges will occur. (Note:
Be sure to hit the Empty Trash button before logging out of
the web mail interface to remove the deleted messages from the
Trash folder.)
Hang
Up After Downloading
This feature is not supported in Netscape Communicator.
Large
Message
Click on Edit and select Preferences. Click on the
plus sign next to Advanced. Select Disk Space. In
the All Message section, check the "Do not store messages
that are larger than" and enter a size in KB. Click OK.
Once this option is
activated, whenever you download a message that is larger than the
set size, you will see the first few lines of the message followed
by: "Truncated! This message exceeded the Maximum Message
Size set in Preferences, so we have only downloaded the first few
lines from the mail server. Click here to download the rest
of the message." When you click on the here, the
entire message is downloaded to your computer.
IMPORTANT!
This will leave the large messages on our mail server. You should
periodically check your mailbox using the CalWeb
web mail interface to check and delete the large messages,
otherwise excessive disk usage charges will occur. (Note:
Be sure to hit the Empty Trash button before logging out of
the web mail interface to remove the deleted messages from the
Trash folder.)
Message
Splitting
Netscape Communicator does not support splitting a large message
into sections.
Send
Messages Immediately
Netscape Communicator automatically sends out messages when the
Send Message button is clicked.
Outside
Access to CalWeb's Mail Server
If you are connecting from outside of CalWeb's network in order to
access your e-mail, you will need to use your provider's outgoing
mail server. This version of Netscape does not support outgoing
mail authentication (also known as SMTP Authentication).
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| Message
Headers |
| Occasionally, it may be
necessary for you to send us the complete message headers. These
headers contain the complete path that the message took through
the Internet rather than just the From, To, Subject, and Date that
you see as part of the message. To send us the complete message
headers, while in Communicator Messenger, click on View,
then Headers, then All. Select the message which you
want to forward, then either click on the Forward button or
select Message, then Forward. The original message
will be forwarded as a file attachment. To restore normal message
viewing and turn off the message headers, select View, then
Headers, then Normal. |
| News
Configuration |
| Click on Edit,
then Preferences. If necessary, click on the plus sign next
to Mail and Groups. For "Discussion group (news)
server", enter news.calweb.com.
Then, click OK. To access the discussion groups, click on
Communicator and select Collabra Discussion Groups. When you
select news.calweb.com
for the first time, you will have to wait several minutes as the
entire list of newsgroups (over 75,000) is downloaded to your
computer. You can then subscribe and read the messages in the
newsgroups.
Note: This
version of Communicator does not support connections to our news
server from outside CalWeb.
Questions? Comments? E-mail
us!
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