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How to Setup Additional Mail Boxes With Netscape 4.x -
WIN 95 or 98

Question: How do I setup additional mail boxes or "User Profiles" in Netscape 4.x?

Answer: Profiles allow several users to share one copy of Communicator.  Each profile contains its own email account, bookmarks, address book, stored messages and preferences.

Netscape User Profile Setup:

  • From your Desktop:
    Click on Start.
    Click on Programs.
    Click on Netscape.
    Click on Utilities.
    Click on User Profile Manager.
  • Profile Manager Window
    Click on New and then Next.
  • New Profile Setup Windows
    Read the information about Creating a New Profile.
    Click on Next.
    Full Name: Enter your name as you want it to appear (i.e. John Smith)
    Email Address: Enter your complete Email Address- all in lower case (i.e.- jsmith@silcon.com)
    Click on Next.
    Profile Name: Enter a profile name (i.e.- jsmith)
    Directory Path: (we recommend that you accept the default)
    Click on Next.
  • Mail and Discussion Groups Setup Windows
    Full Name: Enter it as you want it to appear in your email headers.
    Email Address: Enter your complete Email Address- all in lower case (i.e.- jsmith@silcon.com)
    Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: Enter mail.silcon.com
    Click on Next.
    Mail Server User Name: Enter your user/account name (i.e.: jsmith).
    Incoming Mail Server: Enter mail.silcon.com
    Mail Server type: Click on POP3
    Click on Next.
    News (NNTP) server: Enter news.silcon.com
    Port: Accept default of 119
    Secure: Should remain blank.
    Click on Finish.
  • Open Netscape
    You will be prompted to select the profile you would like to use.
    Click the Profile Name of the mailbox you would like to access.
    After Netscape opens, Click on Communicator to read email.
  • To access the email of another user-
    Close and reopen Netscape.
    You will again be prompted to select the profile you would like to use.
    Click on the next Profile Name of the mailbox you would like to access
    .

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