Configuring Netscape Messenger to work with the central e-mail server

Before you can use the Messenger application, you must configure some of the application's settings for it to work with UD's central e-mail server (mail.udel.edu).

Instructions: Configuring Netscape Messenger using the "Preferences" feature

Using the following instructions, you'll use Messenger's "Preferences" feature to select the proper settings for it to work with mail.udel.edu. You will also set some options for viewing e-mail messages.

  1. Click on the "Start" button in the lower-left corner of the screen and select "Programs | Netscape Communicator | Netscape Navigator."

  2. From the Main Menu Bar (at the top of the window), select "Edit | "Preferences...."

    The "Preferences" window opens.

    On the left side of the "Preferences" window, you'll see a pane with the title "Category:." This pane contains a list of folders.

  3. In the "Category:" pane, click on the "+" character (plus sign) in front of the folder named "Mail & Newsgroups." Clicking on the "+" displays the selected folder's subfolders.

  4. Click on the "Mail & Newsgroups" folder.

  5. In the "Category:" pane, click on the "Identity" folder (a subfolder of the "Mail & Newsgroups" folder).

  6. In the "Your name:" field, type your full name.

    Note: Fill in your first and last name (e.g., Sam Smith).

  7. Press the TAB key.

  8. In the "Email address:" field, type your e-mail address.

    Note: Fill in your complete e-mail address, including the "@udel.edu" ending (e.g., samsmith@udel.edu)--not just your UDelNet ID.

  9. In the "Category:" pane, click on the "Mail Servers" folder.

  10. The right-hand side of the window is divided into three "boxes." The top box is labeled "Incoming Mail Servers."

    Note: If the field contains text (either "mail," "mail.udel.edu" or "mail.udel.edu [Default]"), highlight the text, then click on the "Edit..." button. The "Mail Server Properties" window opens.

    The "Mail Server Properties" window consists of three tabs: "General," "IMAP" and "Advanced."

  11. On the "General" tab, you'll see the "Server Type:" field. Make sure that "IMAP Server" is selected.

  12. In the "User Name:" field, type your UNIX UDelNet ID.

    Note: Type only your UDelNet ID (e.g., samsmith)--do not add the "@udel.edu" ending.

  13. Click on the "IMAP" tab.

  14. Under the heading "When I delete a message:," click on the radio button labeled "Mark it as deleted (It will be removed when I select 'Compact This Folder')."

  15. Click in the checkboxes (so that a check mark appears in each box) for both of the following:

    "Clean up ('Expunge') Inbox on exit"

    "Empty Trash on exit"

  16. Click on the "Advanced" tab.

  17. In the "IMAP server directory:" field, type

    mail/

    Caution: The IMAP server directory name must be typed in lowercase letters.

  18. Click on the "OK" button.

  19. On the right-hand side of the window, the middle box is labeled "Outgoing Mail Server."

  20. If there is no text in the "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:" field, type

    mail.udel.edu

    21. Note: If you do not use UD as your ISP, do not use this outgoing mail server name. You must contact your ISP for the correct server name.

  21. In the "Outgoing mail server user name:" field, type your UDelNet ID.

    Note: Type only your UDelNet ID (e.g., samsmith)--do not add the "@udel.edu" ending.

    22. If you do not use UD as your ISP, and you do not know your username, contact your ISP for the correct information.

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Instructions: Using the "Preferences" feature to set how e-mail messages look

  1. In the "Category:" pane, click on the "Messages" folder. You'll see four boxes on the right-hand side of the window.

  2. In the top box, "Forwarding and Replying to Messages," you'll see the "By default, forward messages:" field.

    If the field does not read, "Inline," click on the drop-down arrow and select the "Inline" option.

  3. Click on the "OK" button to exit the "Preferences..." feature.

  4. From the Main Menu Bar, select "File | Exit."

    5. Caution: If you do not exit the Netscape Communicator application, the preferences changes you made will not take effect, and the application will not work properly with UD's central e-mail server.

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Note: If you used the "UD Network Connection 2000" CD to download the Netscape Communicator application, do not continue with the remaining configuration instructions. These configurations have already been set for you.

Instructions: Setting up an LDAP Directory Service

The LDAP Directory Service allows you to set up directories in which you can search for the e-mail address of correspondents.

The following instructions will allow you to set up an LDAP Directory for UD. You can also use a similar process to set up separate directories for faculty and staff, students or a UD department or unit.

  1. From the "Communicator" menu, select "Address Book."

  2. From the "Address Book" window, select "File" | "New Directory...."

  3. Fill in the "Directory Server Property" dialog box with the following information:

    4. Description: University of Delaware

    LDAP Server: mail.udel.edu

    Search Root: o=University of Delaware, st=Delaware, c=US

  4. Click on the "OK" button.

  5. Click on the "X" button in the upper-right corner of the "Address Book" window to close the window.

Note: If you used the "UD Network Connection 2000" CD to download the Netscape Communicator application, do not continue with the remaining configuration instructions. These configurations have already been set for you.

Instructions: Setting up other LDAP Directory Services

  1. To set up a directory for faculty and staff, follow steps 1-2 and 4-5 above.

  2. In step 3, use the same information in the "Description:" and "LDAP Server:" fields, but replace the "Search Root:" field with different information depending upon the LDAP service you want to define.
    3. To create a separate directory for faculty and staff, type the following information in the "Search:" field:

    ou=Faculty and Staff, ou=People, o=University of Delaware, st=Delaware, c=US

    To create a directory for students only, replace the "Search Root:" field with the following:

    ou=Students, ou=People, o=University of Delaware, st=Delaware, c=US

    To set up a directory for one of UD's departments or units, replace the "Search Root:" field with the following (replacing the first "ou" with the name of the unit or department--in this example, User Services):

    ou=IT-User Services, ou=Faculty and Staff, ou=People, o=University of Delaware, st=Delaware, c=US

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