IMAP Mail with Netscape 4.7x for Mac OS 8.x-9.x
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IMAP, "Internet Mail Application Protocol", allows you to read your mail from multiple computers without transferring any files or messages. All your
mail is stored on the mail server. This allows you to get your mail from anywhere if you can connect to the mail server with an IMAP connection.
Getting your email via IMAP is especially handy when you use several computers or if you travel a lot.
Let us begin... 1. Start Netscape the way you normally do. |
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| 2.Click on the Edit, then Preferences... | |
| 3. Open the Mail & Newsgroups field by clicking on the gray triangle and selecting the Identity field. The following window will appear: |  |
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4. In this window, enter the following:
- Your Name: Your Name Goes Here - Email Address: Your email address at GW (I am using ithelp@gwu.edu because that is my email address) - Reply-to-address: This may be left blank - Organization: The George Washington University | |
| 5. Next, click on Mail Servers in the left column and ... |  |
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... set the following:
- Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.gwu.edu
- Outgoing mail server user name: use the first part of your email address. SMTP Note: If you have your own ISP, you will need your ISP's SMTP server. Please contact your them for this information as you will not be able to send mail through GW's mail server. 6. Next, click on Add... in the upper right corner of the window above and a Mail Server Window will appear on your screen. | |
| In this window, set the following:
- Server Name: imap.gwu.edu - Server Type: IMAP (use the pull down menu to select) - User Name: Your User name 7. Next, click on the IMAP tab. |
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8. Under the IMAP tab, check the following:
- Mark new folders for off-line download
- When I delete a message: Remove it immediately - Empty Trash on Quit 9. Click OK to confirm the Mail Server Info and then click OK to confirm your new Preferences. |
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| 10. Getting your mail: To get your mail, click on Communicator in the Netscape pull down menu and select Messenger |
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11. Next, you will see this screen, asking you for your email password. Enter your email password and click on OK to receive your email. |
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| Support & Contact Info: Help Desk: (202) 994-5530 EAS Help Desk: (202) 994-5530, option 4 System Status: (202) 994-5530, option 3 Support: ITHelp Request Suggestions: suggest@gwu.edu |
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Help Desk Hours: Monday-Friday: 7:00AM - 7:00PM 44983 Knoll Square, Bldg II, Suite 351 Ashburn, VA 20147 ITS Fax: (202) 994-0101 Help Desk Fax: (703) 726-4111 |