Editing an Existing E-mail Account:
To edit existing e-mail accounts in Netscape 7.2, follow these steps:
On the Netscape Mail Toolbar, click Edit and select Mail & Newsgroups Accounts Settings from the menu.
Highlight the e-mail account you'd like to edit.
To the right you'll see a few settings:
Account
Name = Enter a name for the e-mail account. It
doesn't matter what you call it, but it should be distinctive. This
will help you distinguish it from any other e-mail accounts you create.
Your Name
= Enter your name.
Email Address =
Enter your e-mail address.
Highlight Server Settings.
To the right you'll see a few settings:
Server Type = This should be a POP Mail Server.
Server Name =
The Incoming (POP3) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com
(or .net). Replace the "ispname.com
(or .net)" with your ISP's name.
User Name =
Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Port = This should
be the default setting: 110.
Highlight Outgoing Server (SMTP).
SMTP authentication helps deter people from spamming you. It's as simple as entering a username and password. Without SMTP authentication, you will not be able to send e-mail.
To the right are a few of settings:
Highlight Outgoing Server (SMTP).
To the right, you'll see three fields: Server Name, Port, and User Name.
Server Name =
The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com
(or
.net). Replace the "ispname.com
(or .net)" with your ISP's name.
Port = The default port number is perfect: 25.
Check the box Use name and password.
User Name = Enter your e-mail username (everything before the @).
Click the Advanced button.
The Advanced Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings window appears.
Ensure that only one outgoing mail server is entered. Netscape, as well as most e-mail clients, has difficulty with more than one outgoing mail server. Delete any obsolete mail servers.
Important: Verify that there are no blank servers entered. I there are any, you would be able to highlight the server even though the address is not present.
Click OK when finished and close all other windows.
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