UGAMail: Netscape 7.x FAQ

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
Select Server Settings.
In the Server Settings window (right hand panel), locate the Local Directory text box.

Note: To easily go to this directory, select the entire directory path and press Ctrl+C to copy it. Now open Internet Explorer and paste the directory information into the address bar.

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2. How do I import my Netscape Communicator 4.x Address Book entries?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Choose Tools, Import.
Click the radio button for ‘Address Books”and click the Next button.
Select ‘Communicator 4.x’ and click Next.
A dialog box will be displayed allowing you to locate and specify the address book you wish to import. The default filename is pab.na2 and is stored in your Netscape 4.x profile directory.
Click Open, select Home or Work and click Next.
The address book entries will import into the Netscape 7 Address Book.
Click Finish.

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3. How do I configure Netscape to use the UGA LDAP directory service?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Preferences.
Click on Addressing.
In the Addressing option window (right hand panel), check the option for Directory Server
Click the Edit Directories button to display the LDAP Directory Servers dialog.
Click the Add button to display The Directory Server Properties window.
Name: = uga
Hostname: = directory.uga.edu
Base DN: = o=uga,c=us
Port number: = 389
Bind DN: = (is left blank)
Click OK until you return to the mail screen.

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4. How do I display Full Headers?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Choose View, Headers, All.

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5. How do I set the time interval for Netscape to check for new messages?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
Select Server Settings.
In the Server Settings window (right hand panel), check the option for “Check for new messages every ? minutes” and specify the desired number of minutes.

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6. How do I disable the Netscape banner AD that is displayed each time I start Mail & newsgroups (displayed in the Message Pane)?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Preferences.
With the Mail & Newsgroups category selected uncheck the option on the right hand side “When mail launches, show the start page in the message area”.

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7. How do I set options for handling Deleted messages?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
Select Server Settings.
In the Server Settings window (right hand panel), set the desired option for “When I delete a message:” The choices are Move to Trash, Mark as Deleted, or Remove immediately.
You can also specify whether you wish the Inbox to be “Expunged on Exit” or for the Trash to be “Emptied on Exit.”.

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8. How do I specify a folder for Sent mail?

By default, Netscape 7 Mail & Newsgroups is set to save outgoing messages in a folder named “Sent” on the IMAP server. To check or change the setting.

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
Select Copies and Folders.
In the Copies and Folders Panel, check the option for “Place a Copy in” and specify the desired folder.

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9. How do I refresh the list of folders?

It is possible that you have created a new folder in webmail but the folder does not appear in Netscape. Follow these steps to subscribe to the folder.

Launch Netscape Messenger.
Select File, Subscribe.
Netscape should query the server for folders. When the folder is listed, select it and click the subscribe button.
Click the OK button to return to the message list.

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10. How do I set up Netscape 7 Mail & Newsgroups to automatically check for new mail on startup?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
Select Server Settings.
In the Server Settings window (right hand panel), select “Check for new mail at startup.”

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11. How do I set Netscape 7 Mail & Newsgroups to simultaneously check all IMAP mail folders for new messages?

This is especially useful if you are using mail filtering.

Close all Netscape 7 Windows. (Navigator and Mail & Newsgroups)
Use your Operating System’s Search function to locate the file ‘prefs.js’. You may Find more than one on your system if you have an earlier version of Netscape Communicator installed or if you have multiple accounts configured in Mail & Newsgroups.
Verify you have the correct file by looking at the location and making sure it is the ‘prefs.js’ assocaited with the profile for which you are setting the option.
Edit the file and add the following line to the bottom of the file. Select the line below and press Ctrl+C to copy the line. In Windows, right-click the file and choose Edit.

user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true);

Press Ctrl+V to paste the line at the bottom of the file.
Choose File, Save to save the file with the added line.
Close the file.

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12. How do I create a signature file?

Create the signature file on your system using a editor and make sure you save it as ASCII (Plain Text).
Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.
On the Account Settings Pane, check the option for “Attach this signature”.
Click the choose button and select the desired text file created in Step 1 above.
When you compose a new message the signature will automatically be copied into the compose window.

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13. How do I start Netscape 7 Mail & Newsgroups using a specific Profile?

Create a shortcut to the Netscape program on the desktop.
Right-click the shortcut icon and choose Properties.
Noe the target line, "C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape 7\Netscp.exe" -mail
Add -p "ProfileName" (including the dash) . The complete target line should now read as follows,
"C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape\Netscp.exe" -mail -p "ProfileName"

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14. How do I default Netscape 7 to only open Mail & Newsgroups?

Launch Netscape 7
Click Edit , Preferences to open the Preferences window.
Select Appearance.
Under the Appearance settings, select Mail & Newsgroups and unselect Navigator or any other item selected.
Click OK to close the Preference window and to save the change.

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15. How do I make Netscape 7 my default e-mail program?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Select Edit, Preferences to open the Preferences window.
Under the General Settings on the right hand side check the option, “Use Netscape Mail as the default mail application.” When mail launches, show the start page in the message area”.

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16. How do I attach a file to a message?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
From the “Compose Message” window, click the “Attach” button on the toolbar.
Locate the desired file in the directory window. Select the file and click Open.

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17. How do I add an individual entry to my addressbook?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Go to the “Window” menu and choose “Address Book”.
Click the “New Card” button on the toolbar and fill in the information. Minimially, you probably want to complete the name, nickname and e-mail address fields.

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18. How do I add a distribution list to my addressbook?

Launch Netscape 7.0 Mail & Newsgroups.
Go to the “Window” menu and choose “Address Book”.
Click the “New List” button on the toolbar.
Fill in a name and nickname for the list. Drag entries from the Address Book Window into the List Window. Or type the desired addresses.

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