GETTING STARTED

GETTING AROUND
User name and password
Mail and Discussion group wizards
Dialup

MESSENGER CAPABILITIES AND KEY COMPONENTS

1/3- GETTING STARTED

Learn how to open your inbox and start receiving and sending electronic messages:

To access your E-mail messages, follow these steps:

1. Open your inbox by clicking Mailbox on the component bar, which is in lower right corner:

2. Use the Mail & Discussion Groups Wizard if you need to set required Mail & Groups preferences.
   
3. Use the Preferences dialog box to correct or change Mail & Groups preferences.
   
4. Use the Security Info dialog box to set defaults for sending and receiving encrypted and digitally signed messages.

2/3- GETTING AROUND

A- User name and password

To access your mail server, you may need to enter your user name and password. Review your account

information provided by your Internet Service Provider. Account information customarily contains user name and password information, as well as host names and port numbers.

 

B- Mail & Discussion Groups Wizard:

If the Mail & Discussion Groups Wizard comes up when you open your Inbox or click Get MSG on the toolbar, you must set required Mail & Groups preferences. On Windows, use the Mail & Discussion Groups Wizard to help you set required preferences for receiving and sending messages.

 

C- Dialup

If you are using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) account to provide a network connection over a phone line, when you click Get MSG, Netscape Messenger tells your modem software to dial up a connection to your ISP account, if a connection isn't currently established. To update your message list, you must be able to establish a connection.

If you cannot establish a connection, ensure your PPP and TCP/IP software is configured correctly and that your ISP account is configured for PPP access. Your ISP representative should be able to assist you with configuring your network software.

3/3-  MESSENGER CAPABILITIES AND KEY COMPONENTS

Netscape Messenger receives, sends, handles, and helps you manage electronic messages and Collabra messages. To help you with these tasks, Messenger offers the following windows:

• Message List window lists messages contained in a message folder, such as your inbox
  
• Message Centre lists your servers and folders
  
• Message window displays an individual message
  
• Compose Message window provides tools for composing and sending a message

You will find a full documentation in the Netscape online documentation by hitting the <F1> key.