Netscape Communicator 4.04 or above

Erienet does not recommend the installation of Communicator 4.0x unless it was pre-installed by your computer vendor. Communicator has been reported to cause problems with some computers.

Go to EDIT from the main menu bar and choose PREFERENCES.

Click on the + next to Mail & Groups to access the sub-categories.

Now go to the Category marked Identity. Set the following:

Your Name = set this to whatever you want to show up in outgoing email messages
Your email = your username (ie howard@erienet.net)
Reply-to address = your username (ie howard@erienet.net)
Organization = your company name (if any, you can leave this blank)

Now go to the Category marked Mail Server. Set the following:

Mail server user name: your username
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mail.erienet.net
Incoming mail server: mail.erienet.net
Mail Server Type: POP3

Now go to the Category marked Groups Server. Set the following:

Discussion Groups (news) server: news.erienet.net
Port: 119


The remaining settings are options based on personal preferences and should not be changed unless you fully understand their function(s).

Additional assistance for Communicator may be accessed by pressing F1 for help.



If you find any of the above information to be incorrect, please send email to suggestions@erienet.net