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Netscape 6 Configuration
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Netscape
6 Configuration
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| NOTE:
It is highly recommended that you consider using version 7
of Netscape rather than version 6. |
| First
Time Configuration |
| The first time you run
Netscape, it brings up an activation screen. If you already have a
Netscape Netcenter, CompuServe, or America OnLine (AOL) screen
name, select "I have a Netscape Screen Name" and click Activate.
You will be prompted for your screen name and password in order to
activate some optional additional features of Netscape 6. If you
instead select "I don't current have a Netscape screen
name" and click Activate, you will be prompted to
create one for use. If you click Cancel, you will be taken
out of the activation process.
Netscape 6 will then
start up. The first time you activate Mail, a New Account Wizard
comes on the screen. To set up your CalWeb e-mail account:
1. Make sure that "ISP or email provider" is dotted and
click Next.
2. You are asked for your identity which is the information that
identifies you to others on the Internet. Enter the following:
- Your Name: The name
people will see when you send out e-mail (i.e. Joe
User)
- Email Address: Your
CalWeb e-mail address (i.e. joeuser@calweb.com)
Click Next.
3. You are prompted for mail server information to access your
CalWeb e-mail.
- Type of mail server:
POP
- Incoming Mail Server
Name: pop.calweb.com
- Outgoing Mail Server
(SMTP) Name: smtp.calweb.com
Click Next.
4. You are prompted for your User Name. This is usually the same
as your CalWeb e-mail address, but without the @calweb.com
. Click Next.
5. You are prompted for your Account Name. This is a friendly name
used to help identify mail accounts, and is especially helpful
when you are checking multiple accounts. The default is the e-mail
address. Click Next.
6. A screen comes up asking you to confirm the settings. Click Finish.
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| Adding
A New User |
| Netscape 6 uses a feature
called profiles. This allows each person to have their own mailbox
and favorites separate from the other users of that machine. To
set up a second profile:
1. Click on Start,
then Programs, then Netscape, then Profile
Manager.
2. Click on Create Profile to create a new profile.
3. Netscape brings up a introduction page. Click Next.
4. You will be prompted for a name of a profile. Enter a name,
then click Finish.
Now, whenever you start
up Netscape, you will be prompted to select a user's profile, then
click Start Netscape to start the browser. The first time
you run Netscape, you will be prompted to activate the product.
Follow the instructions for First
Time Configuration.
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| Verifying
E-mail Account |
| In order to verify your
e-mail configuration in Netscape 6, follow these instructions:
1. Make sure that you
are in the Mail potion of Netscape 6.
2. Click Click on Edit and Select Mail & Newsgroup
Account Settings.
3. If you see an arrow pointed right next to the account name,
click on the arrow so that it is pointed down.
4. Click on the account name and verify the following:
- Account Name: The
friendly name to refer to this account under Netscape. It
usually looks like a e-mail address.
- Your Name: The name
people will see when you send out e-mail (i.e. Joe
User)
- Email Address: Your
CalWeb e-mail address (i.e. joeuser@calweb.com)
- Reply-to Address:
Leave blank.
- Organization: Blank
or name of company (optional)
5. Click on the Server
Settings and verify the following:
- Server Type: POP Mail
Server
- Server Name: pop.calweb.com
- User Name: Your
CalWeb login name (i.e. joeuser,
no .ppp or @calweb.com)
- Port: 110
Important note:
If there are errors in the server name or user name, there is no
way to change the entries. You will have to remove the account and
create a new account. This has been fixed in Netscape 7.
6. Click on the Outgoing
Server (SMTP) and verify that the Server Name is smtp.calweb.com.
Unless you are accessing your CalWeb account from another
provider, the "Use name and password" should not be
checked.
7. Click OK to close the screen.
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| Multiple
E-mail Accounts |
| Netscape 6 allows you to
check multiple e-mail accounts within a profile. To add a new
e-mail account to be checked:
1. Go into the Mail
portion of Netscape.
2. Click on Edit and Select Mail & Newsgroup Account
Settings.
3. Click on the New Account button. A New Account Wizard
comes on the screen.
4. Make sure that "ISP or email provider" is dotted and
click Next.
5. You are asked for your identity which is the information that
identifies you to others on the Internet. Enter the following:
- Your Name: The name
people will see when you send out e-mail (i.e. Joe
User)
- Email Address: Your
CalWeb e-mail address (i.e. joeuser@calweb.com)
Click Next.
6. You are prompted for mail server information to access your
CalWeb e-mail.
- Type of mail server:
POP
- Incoming Mail Server
Name: pop.calweb.com
Click Next.
4. You are prompted for your User Name. This is usually the same
as your CalWeb e-mail address, but without the @calweb.com
. Click Next.
5. You are prompted for your Account Name. This is a friendly name
used to help identify mail accounts, and is especially helpful
when you are checking multiple accounts. The default is the e-mail
address. Click Next.
6. A screen comes up asking you to confirm the settings. Click Finish.
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| Spam
Filtering |
| CalWeb employs a Spam
filtering system called Spam Assassin which marks suspected Spam
messages with the word *****SPAM*****
in the subject line. You will need to set up a Mail Filter for
each account in order to transfer the Spam messages to the Trash
folder. To set up filtering, follow these instructions:
1. Click on Edit
and select Mail Filters.
2. If necessary, click on "Filters for:" and select the
account.
3. Click on New to create a new filter.
4. A screen comes up configuring the mail filter. For Filter Name,
enter "SPAM Mail".
5. In the box below "For incoming messages that match",
make sure that "Subject" is selected in the first pull
down menu. Click on the second pull-down menu to change the
selection from "contains" to "begins with".
Then, in the white box, type *****SPAM*****.
6. In the section, "Perform this action", click on the
down arrow so that "Delete the message" is selected.
Your screen should look like this:
Click OK to save the mail filter.
7. If necessary, select the "SPAM Mail" e-mail filter
and click on the Move Up button so that the rule is at the
top of the list.
8. If you need to set up Spam filtering on another Netscape
account, repeat steps 2-7.
9. Click OK to save the new mail filter.
Once this rule is set
up, all e-mail marked as Spam will be moved to the Trash folder.
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| File
Attachments |
To send a file
attachment
To send a file with a mail message, create a new mail message.
Click on the Attach button or click on File and
select Attach File. A dialogue box will appear allowing you
to select the files that you wish to mail out.
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
Files that attached to a e-mail message will be listed in the
Attachment box. When you double-click on the attachment, a
dialogue box will appear asking if you want to save the attachment
or open the attachment. If you elect to save the attachment, a box
will appear asking where you want to save the attachment.
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 |
| Please note that you have
to be in the Mail portion of Netscape to make the changes.
Message
Checking Interval
Click on Edit and select Mail & Newsgroup Account
Settings. If necessary, click on the arrow next to the account
name so that it points down. Click on Server Settings.
Check off the line that says "Check for new messages
every" and enter a time in minutes. Click OK.
Prompt
For Password
To save your password: When you are prompted for your
CalWeb password when checking mail, check the box that says
"Use Password Manager to remember the password" and
click OK. You may get a security warning about saving
passwords on your computer. Click OK.
To remove a stored
password: Click on Tasks, then Privacy &
Security, then Password Manager, then View Stored
Passwords. Select the tab Passwords Saved. You should
see a "site" that begins with "mailbox://".
Select the mailbox and click on Remove. Then, click OK.
Mail
Left On Server
If you are leaving messages on the server: Click on Edit
and select Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings. If
necessary, click on the arrow next to the account name so that it
points down. Click on Server Settings. Uncheck "Leave
Messages on server". Then, click OK.
To leave a copy of
the message on the server: (not recommended) Click on Edit
and select Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings. If
necessary, click on the arrow next to the account name so that it
points down. Click on Server Settings. Check off
"Leave Messages on server". Then, click OK.
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 option is not supported with Netscape 6.
Large
Message
Click on Edit and select Mail & Newsgroup Account
Settings. If necessary, click on the arrow next to the account
name so that it points down. Click on Disk Space. Check off
"Do not download message locally 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 6 does not allow messages to be split into multiple
parts.
Send
Messages Immediately
Netscape 6 sends all messages out immediately.
Outside
Access to CalWeb's Mail Server
If you are connecting from outside of CalWeb's network in order to
access your e-mail, it is recommended that you use your provider's
outgoing mail server. Alternatively, you can do the following in
order to access our outgoing mail server by clicking on Edit
and selecting Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings. Click
on Outgoing Server (SMTP). Make sure that "Use name
and password" is checked and that your primary CalWeb login
name is set as the User Name (i.e. joeuser).
For "Use secure connections (SSL)", make sure that Never
is dotted. Then, click OK.
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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, first click on View, then Headers, then All.
Click on either the Forward button, or click on Message,
then Forward. The message will then contain the necessary headers.
To turn off the message headers, click on View, then Headers,
then Normal. |
| News
Configuration |
| You will need to be in
the mail section of Netscape. To create a news account to access
the UseNet Discussion groups:
1. Click on Edit,
then Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings.
2. Click on the New Account button.
3. Put a dot by Newsgroup account, then click Next.
4. Your will be prompted for your Identity which is what people
will see when you post messages. Enter the following:
- Your Name: The name
which people will see when you post to the newsgroups. (i.e. Joe
User)
- Email Address: The
e-mail address which will be posted to the newsgroups. (i.e. joeuser@calweb.com).
Because newsgroups are a good place to harvest e-mail address
for unsolicited commercial e-mail (SPAM), it is recommended
that you "munge" your e-mail address (i.e. joeuser@ihatebulkmail.calweb.com).
Click Next.
5. You are then prompted for the news server name. If you are
connected directly to CalWeb, enter news.calweb.com.
If you are connecting from outside CalWeb, enter newsreader.calweb.com.
Click Next.
6. Your are prompted for the account name. This is usually the
same name as the news server name in the last step. Click Next.
7. A confirmation screen comes up. Click Finish, then OK.
The first time you
select the newsgroups, you will need to click on the news folder
(usually labeled news.calweb.com),
then click on Subscribe to Newsgroups. A complete list of
newsgroups is then downloaded to your computer. This will take
several minutes. You will then be able to search for and subscribe
to the discussion groups that you want to read.
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Links |
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