Basic email setup with Netscape Messenger
Start messenger, then from the top menu click onEdit then Preferences and a dialog box will be displayed.
On the left hand pane click on [MAIL & NEWS] and then [MAIL SERVERS]
Click on [INCOMING MAIL SERVER] then [EDIT] and set the following details ...
| POP3 SERVER | should be selected |
| POP3 SERVER NAME | yourdomainname.co.uk (without the WWW) |
| POP3 USERNAME | a valid username (email address) for your domain (one of the users you have setup) |
| REMEMBER PASSWORD | should be ticked |
| SMTP SERVER NAME | the same as the SMTP server that you use with your ISP |
| SMTP USER NAME | the same as the SMTP user that you use with your ISP |
Later versions may vary but you must set the SMTP to your ISP and POP3 to your domain as above.
Your new email account in your mail-client is now setup - connect to the internet and pick up your email.
You will receive all email addressed to alias@yourdomainname.co.uk - you may have an infinite number of alias, for your mailbox.