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How do I change my email settings in Netscape 6? |
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| Email - Netscape 6 Configuration and update |
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Important: It is not possible to
change the server setting in Netscape6. The only way to change these setting
is to create a new account, then transfer all your email from the existing account,
and delete the old account. The following are the steps to complete this task.
- Open your Netscape browser
- Click on the mail icon to open the email inbox

- From the Inbox screen click on Edit then the Mail & Newsgroups Account
Settings

- That will display the following screen.

- Click on the New Account button

- Ensure the black dot is inside the circle next to the line ISP or email
provider, then click the Next button.

- Complete the following blocks
a. Enter your name in the block labeled Your Name:.
b. Enter your email address in the block labeled Email Address:
c. Click the Next button

- Complete the following areas on this screen
a. Ensure the black dot is inside the white circle next to the word POP
b. In the block labeled Server Name: enter mail.gci.net
c. If the smtp block does not show smtp.gci.net as your out going server we
will change that in step 12.
d. Click the Next button

- Enter your email user name and click the Next button. The username is normally
the first part of your email address before the @ symbol.

- Enter a name for this account, then click the Next button. This will allow
you to identify each account if you establish multiple email accounts using
Netscape 6.

- Verify the data on the screen and click finish. If the Outgoing Server
Name is not correct go to step 12, if all information is correct go to step
13.

- If the Outgoing Server is not smtp.gci.net then please follow the following
steps.
a. From the inbox click Edit then Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings

b. Click on the Outgoing Server (SMTP)

c. Ensure the Server name is: smtp.gci.net
d. Enter your username
e. Ensure the Never button has the black dot in it.
f. Click the OK button

- Click on the Inbox from your Rogershsa email account, select edit, then
select all. Select edit again and copy.
- Click on your new Inbox created for the GCI account click Edit and Paste.
- You may now remove your old email account.
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