Netscape Communicator Mail Configurations for CVC Internet, LLC

1.) To begin the setup or check settings, double click on Netscape Communicator's icon (on the desktop).  Do Not connect to the Internet, setup can be done off-line.

2.) When Communicator's browser window opens, click on the Edit menu (at the top of the browser's window) and select Preferences.

3.) In the Category window (side menu, left-hand side of the Preference window), double-click on Mail & Newsgroups and select Identity. In the Identity window (right-hand side of the Preference window), enter the following: 

• Your Name: Your actual name.
• E-mail Address: username@cvc.net (lowercase, no spaces).

(Refer to Example C-3)

Example C-3

4.) In the Category window (side menu, left-hand side of the Preference window), double-click on Mail & Newsgroups and select Mail Servers. 

5.) In the Mail Servers window, enter the following information:

• Incoming Mail Servers: mail.cvc.net (lowercase, no spaces)
• Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: mail.cvc.net (lowercase, no spaces)
• Outgoing Mail Server User Name: enter your username (lowercase, Do Not add cvc.net)

(Refer to Example C-4)

Example C-4

6.) To continue Mail Servers setup, click on the Edit button, beside the Incoming Mail Servers box 
(in the Mail Servers window).
 

In the Mail Server's Property window, click on the General tab and complete the following steps:

• Server Name: mail.cvc.net (lowercase, no spaces)
• Server Type: select POP3 Server
• User Name: enter your username (lowercase, Do Not add cvc.net)
• Click the box beside Remember password, so a check mark is showing.

(Refer to Example C-5)

Example C-5

7.) Next, click on the POP tab (in the Mail Server Properties window), and make sure Leave Messages on Server is Not Selected. If box is checked, click on the box to uncheck it.

To save Mail Server settings, click on the OK button at the bottom of the window.

(Refer to Example C-6)

Example C-6

8.) In the Category window (side menu, left-hand side of the Preference window), underneath the Mail & Newsgroups menu, select Newgroup Servers. 

9.) In the Newsgroup Servers window, insert the following:

• In the Specify your servers for reading newsgroups (white window, on the right-hand side of the Newsgroup Servers screen), news (Default) should be showing.  
• At the bottom of the window, select the box beside Ask Me Before Downloading More Than 500 messages.

(Refer to Example C-6)

Example C-6

10.) At the bottom of the Preferences window, click on the OK button.

11.) Then at the top of Netscape's browser window, click on the File Menu and select Close (closing Communicator will refresh the program).

Your Finished! For help in making an Internet connection, please refer to CVC Internet's Help Guide, How to Connect to the Internet. To learn how to use Netscape for browsing and e-mail, please refer to the Help menu within the Netscape program. 

Please Note: Once your e-mail is working correctly, Do Not Change Your Settings. Changing your settings can cause you problems!

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