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Instructions for Netscape Messenger on Mac OS 9

  1. Start Netscape Communicator..
  2. From the Toolbar, select Edit -> Preferences
  3. Under Mail and Newsgroups select Identity
    Enter your name and email address
  4. Select Mail Servers. Remove any entries listed under Incoming Mail Servers that you do not use
  5. Click the Add button. On the Mail Server Info box, select the General tab and set Server Name to imap.ualr.edu, Server Type to IMAP, and User Name to your email username. Choose your preferences for Remember Password and Check for mail every _____ minutes.
  6. Select the IMAP tab. Leave all boxes unchecked. Set your preference for When I delete a message: (Remove it immediately is the preferred choice)
  7. Select the Advanced tab. Leave these settings set to the default values
  8. Click OK to return to the Preferences dialog box
  9. Under Outgoing Mail Server, set the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server to smtp.ualr.edu and Outgoing mail server user name to your email username
  10. Local Mail Folder, leave as default
  11. Click OK twice
  12. Return to the Messenger Mailbox and click the Get Msg button to load your new settings