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Netscape 4.5 - 4.7 Set-Up Instructions for Online Services

  1. Open your Netscape Communicator program
  2. Go to the "Edit" menu and click on "Preferences"
  3. Click once on the plus sign (+) in front of the "Mail & Newsgroups" option on the left side of the Preferences window so you see several options listed below "Mail & Newsgroups"
  4. Click on the "Identity" option once
  5. Type your name in the "Your Name" box (for example: Joe User)
  6. Type your email address in the "Email Address" box (for example: joeuser@dialoregon.net)
  7. You may leave the "Reply-to Address" box blank
  8. You may type the name of the business or organization you are associated with (if any) in the "Organization" box
  9. Click on the "Mail Servers" option once on the left hand side of the Preferences window
  10. Depending on what you see in the box below "Incoming Mail Servers":
  11. Type "mail.dialoregon.net" in the "Server Name" box
  12. For "Server Type" click on the down arrow at the end of the box and choose the "POP3 Server" option
  13. Type your username in the "User Name" box (for example: joeuser)
  14. If you do not want to type your password every time you check your mail, make sure the "Remember Password" box is marked
  15. Click on "OK"
  16. Type "mail.dialoregon.net" in the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server" box
  17. Leave the "Outgoing mail server user name" box blank
  18. Make sure the "Use Secure Socket Layer" option is set to "Never"
  19. Click on the "Newsgroup Server" option once on the left hand side of the Preferences window
  20. Depending on what you see in the box below "Newsgroup Servers":
  21. Type "news.dialoregon.net" in the "Server" box
  22. Leave the "Port" set to "119"
  23. Make sure the "Supports encrypted connections" and "Always use name and password" boxes are NOT checked
  24. Click on "OK"
  25. Click on "OK" again
NOTE: If you need help using Netscape Communicator, you may go to the "Help" menu in Netscape Communicator and click on "Help Contents"


Online Services is a division of the Technology Support Center - State of Oregon