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How to configure NetScape to get your E-mail

1. If you want to configure the mail in NetScape, you will need to get to the Mail & newsgroups settings. Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+2 to switch to Mail & Newsgroups.
   
2. Click on Edit, and then Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.
   
3. We want to add a new account, so click Add Account.
   
4. ProHosting's servers provide POP3 E-mail accounts, so choose "Email account" and click Next.
   
5. In the next window, "Your Name" should be the name or title you want to appear on your outgoing mails.
6. Your e-mail address is the address you want to check, like your_email@your_domain.com.
   
7. Enter the incoming and outgoing mail servers. 
   
   • Your Incoming Server is always mail.your_domain.com
   • The Outgoing Server can be mail.your_domain.com if your ISP allows outside (third party) mail servers.
     • If they do not allow other mail servers to be used when sending outgoing mail, you will have to call or e-mail them and find out what their provided outgoing mail server address is (like smtp.your_isp.com or mail.your_isp.com), whether it requires a username and password, and any other information to connect to it and send mail.
   
8. The username is the entire e-mail address, for example.com:  john@example.com.
   
9. The Account name in NetScape is anything you want it to be, it's just the thing that will distinguish it from other accounts you set up in NetScape.
   
10. Verify your settings, and try to check your mail!  CTRL+T is the shortcut key for NetScape
    
11. Click on the "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" on the left window. Check the box, and enter your e-mail address as the User Name.
    Example: john_doe@example.com
    Many ISPs block the default Outgoing SMTP port (25) on domains other than their own. To avoid this difficulty, we highly recommend using port 587 for your Outgoing Mail.