Netscape 6.2

Article No. 181
Created: 04:01 AM 12.26.03
Author: HPU Support [Link: support@homepageuniverse.com]
Original URL: https://my.homepageuniverse.com/support/knowledgebase/question.php?qstId=181

Netscape 6.2 is one of many POP3/IMAP email clients available for the Windows OS. The basic setup instruction to work with email here are listed for you to use this email client.

From the Tasks menu, choose Mail & Newsgroups. This will bring up the mail Inbox Screen. From the Edit menu, choose Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings... This will bring up the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window. Click on the New Account button in the bottom left side of the window. Set the following over the various screens: Screen 1: New Account Setup ISP or email provider: Chosen Click Next Screen 2: Identity Your Name: Your Name Email Address: Your Email Address Click Next Screen 3: Server information Incoming Server: POP Server Name: yoursite.com User Name: Email User Name Click Next Click Finish You're now back at the Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings Box. From here you can set the SMTP as well. Outgoing Server (SMTP) Choose Outgoing Server (SMTP) from the left and enter the following: Server Name: yoursite.com Use name and password: Checked User Name: Your Email User Name Congratulations, you've now setup Netscape 6.2 to use your email account. Repeat the above steps to setup further email accounts.

*After completing these steps you should be able to send and receive email via this account. If you can't send emails that means your ISP is most likely blocking your Outgoing Mail server port 25 (default). You can change that port to 26 if you have Linux hosting with us or to port 465 if you have Windows hosting with us.

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