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Setting up SMTP Authentication for Netscape Mail 7 (Macintosh)

Setting up SMTP Authentication for Netscape Mail 7 (Macintosh)

To Illustrated Instructions

Step 1.Using the Netscape 7 Window menu, select the Mail & Newsgroups option.

This action will open the Mail & Newsgroups window, where POP and SMTP accounts settings are listed.

Step 2.In the Mail & Newsgroups window, select any account and click "View settings for this account" in the right-hand pane.

This action will open the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window where SMTP configuration settings are made.

Step 3.Now in the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window, select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" in the left pane.  Change the Server Name to smtp.ttu.edu.  Click the box next to "Use name and password" and fill in your eRaider username and password.  Under Use secure connection (SSL) select Always.

Now click on the "Advanced..." button to open the Advanced Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings window.

Step 4.This will open the Advanced Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings window which lists all of the SMTP services/servers being used throughout the Netscape mail application.  Since there is a need for only one SMTP server to send e-mail, it is best to delete extraneous SMTP services.  In the Advanced Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings window, delete any SMTP services except the one associated with your TTU account.

After closing the above windows, Netscape 7 will then be configured to use SMTP authentication.


Illustrated Instructions

Step 1.Using the Netscape 7 Window menu, select the Mail & Newsgroups option. Window -> Mail & Newsgroups

This action will open the Mail & Newsgroups window, where POP and SMTP accounts settings are listed.


Step 2.
In the Mail & Newsgroups window, select any account and click "View settings for this account" in the right-hand pane.
 

Mail & Newsgroups Window -> Select Account -> View settings for this account

This action will open the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window where SMTP configuration settings are made.


Step 3.
Now in the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window, select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" in the left pane.  Change the Server Name to smtp.ttu.edu.  Click the box next to "Use name and password" and fill in your eRaider username and password.  Under Use secure connection (SSL) select Always.

Now click on the "Advanced..." button to open the Advanced Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings window.
 

Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings Window - Outgoing Server -> Click Use name and password -> Enter in email

 

Step 4.This will open the Advanced Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings window which lists all of the SMTP services/servers being used throughout the Netscape mail application.  Since there is a need for only one SMTP server to send e-mail, it is best to delete extraneous SMTP services.  In the Advanced Outgoing Server (SMTP) Settings window, delete any SMTP services except the one associated with your TTU account. Advanced Outgoing Server Settings -> Delete all non TTU servers

After closing the above windows, Netscape 7 will then be configured to use SMTP authentication.