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#Open Netscape by double-clicking on the <span class="button">Netscape Communicator</span> icon in the <span class="button">Netscape Communicator</span> program folder.
#Open Netscape by double-clicking on the <span class="button">Netscape Communicator</span> icon in the <span class="button">Netscape Communicator</span> program folder.
#In Netscape Communicator, click on <span class="button">Edit</span> and select <span class="button">Preferences...</span>  
#In Netscape Communicator, click on <span class="button">Edit</span> and select <span class="button">Preferences...</span>  
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#Click the blue arrow next to the <span class="button">Mail and News servers</span>.
#Click the blue arrow next to the <span class="button">Mail and News servers</span>.
#Click on <span class="button">Identity</span>.
#Click on <span class="button">Identity</span>.
#On the right, fill out the <span class="button">Your name</span> field. This is the name that will appear on your outgoing messages.
#On the right, fill out the <span class="button">Your name</span> field. This is the name that will appear on your outgoing messages.
#Fill out your XMission email address in the <span class="button">Email address</span> field.
#Fill out your XMission email address in the <span class="button">Email address</span> field.
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#On the left, click on <span class="button">Mail Servers</span>.
#On the left, click on <span class="button">Mail Servers</span>.
#On the right side, highlight the <span class="button">mail</span> server under <span class="button">Incoming Mail Servers</span> and click on <span class="button">Edit</span>.
#On the right side, highlight the <span class="button">mail</span> server under <span class="button">Incoming Mail Servers</span> and click on <span class="button">Edit</span>.
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#Check the <span class="button">Save Password</span> box.
#Check the <span class="button">Save Password</span> box.
#Click on <span class="button">Ok</span>.
#Click on <span class="button">Ok</span>.
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#Under the Heading <span class="button">Outgoing Mail Server</span> you will see two fields. In <span class="button">Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server</span>, type <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt>.
#Under the Heading <span class="button">Outgoing Mail Server</span> you will see two fields. In <span class="button">Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server</span>, type <tt>mail.xmission.com</tt>.
#Click on <span class="button">Ok</span>
#Click on <span class="button">Ok</span>
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#Click on the <span class="button">Communicator</span> pull down menu and select <span class="button">Messenger</span>.
#Click on the <span class="button">Communicator</span> pull down menu and select <span class="button">Messenger</span>.
#Click the <span class="button">Get Msg</span> button and enter your XMission password when prompted.
#Click the <span class="button">Get Msg</span> button and enter your XMission password when prompted.
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Congratulations!  You should now see your Inbox. You're ready to start sending and receiving email.
Congratulations!  You should now see your Inbox. You're ready to start sending and receiving email.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 14 January 2020


  1. Open Netscape by double-clicking on the Netscape Communicator icon in the Netscape Communicator program folder.
  2. In Netscape Communicator, click on Edit and select Preferences...
  3. Click the blue arrow next to the Mail and News servers.
  4. Click on Identity.
  5. On the right, fill out the Your name field. This is the name that will appear on your outgoing messages.
  6. Fill out your XMission email address in the Email address field.
  7. On the left, click on Mail Servers.
  8. On the right side, highlight the mail server under Incoming Mail Servers and click on Edit.
  9. Now type mail.xmission.com in the Server Name field.
  10. In the User Name field, type your XMission username
  11. Check the Save Password box.
  12. Click on Ok.
  13. Under the Heading Outgoing Mail Server you will see two fields. In Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server, type mail.xmission.com.
  14. Click on Ok
  15. Click on the Communicator pull down menu and select Messenger.
  16. Click the Get Msg button and enter your XMission password when prompted.

Congratulations! You should now see your Inbox. You're ready to start sending and receiving email.