Configuring Netscape Mail for Secure IMAP

The Netscape Communicator package includes Netscape Mail. Netscape Mail is capable of both IMAP and POP3 but only supports IMAP in secure mode. Below is a set of instructions for configuring your Netscape Mail for secure IMAP.

• [NOTE:]You must allow users to access their mail from their machine by adding in their IP address in the System Access Control Section Tool - System Access Control.

To access the Netscape Mail you will first need to start Netscape. Once Netscape is loaded you can launch the Mail by either selecting Communicator->Messages or by clicking the mail icon in the lower corner of the browser window.

At this point the Netscape Mail window will appear. Now pull-down the Edit menu and select Preferences from there.

After selecting Preferences the Preferences window will be displayed. From here you will want to expand the Mail & Newsgroups section by click on the '+' found in the box. You will then have a new group of options. We will start by configuring our user name, e-mail address, etc. Click the Identity option from the menu tree on the left.

Once the window appears fill in the appropriate information. When you are done entering everything select Mail Servers from the menu tree on the left. This will bring up the options for your incoming and outgoing e-mail servers.

We will start be creating a new server for the incoming mail. First delete the default server Netscape includes by clicking on it and selecting the Delete button. Then click the Add button.

You will be presented with the following dialog:

In the Server Name field you will need to enter in the name of the mail server given to you by your system administrator. In the example above we used lockbox.guardiandigital.com.

Next we need to select the Server Type. Netscape Mail only supports secure IMAP so select IMAP Server here.

Finally in the User Name field enter the user name you were assigned to by your system administrator.

Next click the IMAP tab at the top of the dialog. You will be presented with a number of IMAP options.

Here you will want to make sure all the check-boxes are turned off except for the User secure connection (SSL) option. Your screen should match the number above.

After closing the Mail Server Properties dialog you will see your mail server in the window labeled Incoming Mail Servers. Finally you will have to enter in the server name for your outgoing e-mail. Enter in the outgoing server name given to you by your system administrator in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server field and enter your user name in the Outgoing mail server user name field.

Once you have completed entering in the information click the OK button. The Preferences dialog will close and you will see the server name appear in your mail listing, where your Inbox is located.

You are now ready to receive mail from your EnGarde Linux system with Netscape Mail using secure IMAP.

• [NOTE:]You must allow users to access their mail from their machine by adding in their IP address in the System Access Control Section Tool - System Access Control.