Netscape 6 mail setup

( Note: This software is not supported by our Helpdesk ).

Please see our Important Notice, we recommend that you read it before you proceed.

To setup Netscape 6 for mail and news follow these steps.
To setup news click here.




To set up a new mail account you have to click on the mail/news icon in the lower lefthand corner of the browser. The icon looks like an envelope. Once you click this icon the news and mail window opens.

Click Edit on the toolbar which will open the following menu.

Select Mail & News account settings from the menu.




According to how you installed Netscape 6 there may already be data in the text boxes to the right of this dialogue box. However we need to set up a new account.

Click New Account

The account wizard is now ready to collect the information required to set up a new mail account.

Make sure the radio button for ISP or email provider is selected.

Click Next.

In the name field enter your full name.
In the email address field enter your Demon email address.

See our Names & Password Conventions guide.

Click Next.

Next you need to enter the post server names.
In the Incoming server section, make sure the server type is set to Pop mail server.
The server name is pop3.demon.co.uk.
In the Outgoing (SMTP) server section enter post.demon.co.uk in the server name field.

Click Next.




Here it asks for your username, however you need to enter your Demon hostname.

See our Names & Password Conventions guide.

Click Next.




Now enter a friendly name for the account, it can be anything you like. We opted for pop3.demon.co.uk.

Click Next.

All the information has now been entered.

Click Finish.

Click Ok to return to the mail and news screen.

When composing a new mail and you have other accounts setup, you will need to choose the correct account to use from the drop down list in the from field.

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