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Netscape Communicator 4.5 Messenger

Go here for additional Netscape Communicator Preferences.

  • Open your Netscape Communicator.
  • From the Menu Bar, click Edit and then select Preferences.


Edit - Preferences
Figure 00

  • As shown below [Figure 01], select Navigator.
  • Changed the Location default to http://www.wkpowerlink.com or to your favorite site.
  • Continue to Figure 02.


Preferences - Navigator
Figure 01

  • Double click Mail & Newsgroups and select Identity.
  • Continue to Figure 03.


Preferences - Mail and Newgroups
Figure 02

  • Type your name in Your name box.
  • Type your e-mail address in Email address box.
  • You may type e-mail address in Reply-to-Address box.
  • Type your company name in Organization box.
  • Continue to Figure 04a.


Preferences - Mail and Newgroups - Identity
Figure 03

  • Click Mail Servers.
  • Change Outgoing mail server to mail.wkpowerlink.com.
  • Leave Outgoing mail server user name box blank.
  • Click Edit button to bring up Mail Server Properties dialog box as shown in Figure 04b.
  • Continue to Figure 04b.


Preferences - Mail and Newgroups - Mail Servers
Figure 04a

  • Once you Mail Server Properties comes to view, it should be in General already.
  • Type mail.wkpowerlink.com in Server Name box.
  • Select POP3 Server for Server Type.
  • Type your userID in User Name box.
  • If you want Netscape Messenger to remember your password the next time you check your e-mail, place a check in Remember password checkbox.
  • Click on POP tab and continue to Figure 04c.


Preferences - Mail and Newgroups - Mail Servers
Figure 04b

  • Make sure Leave messages on server is NOT check.
  • Click OK button and the next OK button to return to Preferences dialog box.
  • Continue to Figure 05a.


Preferences - Mail and Newgroups - Mail Servers
Figure 04c

  • Click Newsgroup Servers under Mail & Newsgroups.
  • In this section, you can only add or delete newsgroup. You don't have to change anything if your newsgroup setting already shows news.wkpowerlink.com. Just to be sure that it is set correctly, click Edit button and refer to Figure 05c. As shown in Figure 05c, Only ask me for my user name and password when necessary should be selected.
  • You need to remove your current newsgroup setting if it does not show news.wkpowerlink.com. Simply highlight your selection and click Delete to remove unwanted setting. Click Add button to add newsgroup and continue to Figure 05b.


Preferences - Mail and Newgroups - Newsgroup Server
Figure 05a

  • As shown below [Figure 05b], type news.wkpowerlink.com in Server box.
  • Unless you have been informed or instructed, DO NOT change the default Port number.
  • Click OK button to return to Preferences dialog box. Click OK in Preferences dialog box to return to Netscape Communicator window. You are now finish. Voila!


Newsgroup Server Properties Add
Figure 05b

Preferences - Mail and Newgroups - Newsgroup Server
Figure 05b


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