Netscape Communicator 4.5 or above

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

Click on the + next to Advanced to access the sub-categories.

Now go to the Category marked Proxies.

Check the item "Direct connection to the Internet"


Click on Navigator under Category
 
 

Select "Home Page " under the heading "Navigator starts with"

Type "erienet.net" (without the quotes) in the field "Home page location".
 
 

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
Email Address = your username (e.g. howard@erienet.net)
Reply-to address = your username (e.g. howard@erienet.net)
Organization = your company name (if any, you can leave this blank)

Now go to the Category marked Mail Server.

In the Box "Incoming Mail Servers", delete all current incoming mail servers.

Click the "Add" button, Set the following:

Server Name: mail.erienet.net
Server Type: IMAP Server
User Name: your username (e.g. howard) - this MUST be in all lowercase, all small letters, no spaces!
Check the box marked "Remember Password"
Check the box marked "Check for mail every 15 minutes"
Click OK

Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: mail.erienet.net

Outgoing mail server username: your username (e.g. howard) - this MUST be in all lowercase, all small letters, no spaces!

Now go to the Category marked Newsgroup Server.
Deleted any unwanted items.

Click the "Add" button, Set the following:

Set the following:

Server: news.erienet.net
Port: 119
Leave the checkboxes unchecked.
Click OK
 



Now go to the Category marked Copies & Folders. Set the following:

In the box marked "When sending a mail message, automatically"
Check the box marked - Place a copy in folder: 'Sent' on Local Mail
    If the above is not set to "'Sent' on Local Mail", click the button "Choose Folder" and set to 'Sent' on Local Mail.

In the box marked "When sending a newsgroup message, automatically"
Check the box marked - Place a copy in folder: 'Sent' on Local Mail
    If the above is not set to "'Sent' on Local Mail", click the button "Choose Folder" and set to 'Sent' on Local Mail.

In the box marked "Storage for Drafts and Templates"
Make sure that the following is set - Keep 'Drafts' on Local Mail
If the above is not set to "'Drafts' on Local Mail", click the button "Choose Folder" and set to 'Drafts' on Local Mail.

Make sure that the following is set - Keep 'Templates' on Local Mail
If the above is not set to "'Templates' on Local Mail", click the button "Choose Folder" and set to 'Templates' on Local Mail.

Click OK
 


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.


Always remember to copy any mail you wish to save to your local hard drive, old mail messages will be deleted from your Inbox periodically.

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