Configuring Netscape 4.0x to use POP Email

This page describes how to configure Netscape version 4.0x to access Webcom POP boxes. For general information about WebCom POP, please see Using POP Email. For information about Netscape, including free downloads of their software, see http://home.netscape.com/

1. Select Preferences... from the Edit pull-down menu.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Open the Mail & Groups section, and Click on Mail Server.
   • For POP3 User Name: enter type the Mail Login Userid specified when creating the mailbox.
   • For Outgoing Mail Server: enter smtp.webcom.com/~webcom.
   • For Incoming Mail Server: enter pop.webcom.com/~webcom.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Click on the Identity in left column.
   • For Your Name: enter your name.
   • For Email Address: enter the email address for the POP mailbox.
   • For Reply-to Address: enter your valid WebCom email address.
   
   
   
   
   
   

All the other settings are optional. Choosing Messenger Mailbox from the Communicator pull-down menu will open the part of Netscape that allows you read and send mail.