WIN 95/98 MAIL & NEWS SETUP

The following sections detail setup instructions for Netscape 3.n, Netscape 4.n, and Eudora.

Setting up Netscape 3.n for Internet Mail and News.

Note: Information enclosed in [ ]'s needs to be supplied by you.

1. Open the 'Options' menu.
2. Select Mail & News Preferences.
3. Click on the 'Servers' tab on the new window.
4. Enter the following information:
   • Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.trans-video.net
   • Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: pop3.trans-video.net
   • POP3 Username: [your login username]
   • Mail Directory: Leave as default
   • News (NNTP) Server: news.trans-video.net
   • News (RC) Directory: Leave as default
5. Click on the 'Identity' tab at the top of the window.
6. Enter the following information:
   • Your Name: [Your Real Name]
   • Your E-mail: [username]@trans-video.net
   • Reply to Address: [your e-mail address]
7. Click on the 'OK' button at the bottom of the window. You should now be able to access mail and news through the 'Window' menu.

Setting up Netscape 4.+ for Internet Mail and News.

Note: Information enclosed in [ ]'s needs to be supplied by you.

1. Open the 'Edit' menu.
2. Select Preferences.
3. Click on the '+' next to 'Mail&Groups' so the sub-categories are visible.
4. Select 'Identity' from below Mail&Groups.
5. Enter the following information:
   • Your Name: [Your Real Name]
   • E-mail Address: [your username]@trans-video.net
   • Reply to Address: [Your e-mail address]
6. Select 'Mail Server' from below Mail&Groups.
7. Enter the following information:
   • Mail server user name: [your login username]
   • Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.trans-video.net
   • Incoming mail server: pop3.trans-video.net
8. Select Groups Server from below Mail&Groups
9. Enter the following information:
   • Discussion groups (news) server: news.trans-video.net
10. Click on the 'OK' button on the bottom of the window.
11. You should now be able to access your mail and News Discussion groups through the Communicator Menu.

Setting up Eudora for Internet Mail.

Note: Information enclosed in [ ]'s needs to be supplied by you.

1. Open the 'Tools' Menu.
2. Select 'Options'
3. Select 'Getting Started' from the sidebar of the pop-up window.
4. Set the following information:
   • Pop account: [your username]@trans-video.net
   • Real Name: [your real name]
   • Return Address: [your e-mail address]
5. Select 'Personal Info' from the sidebar.
6. Make sure the following information is set:
   • Pop account: [your username]@trans-video.net
   • Real Name: [your real name]
   • Return Address: [your e-mail address]
   • Dial-up Username: [your login username]
7. Select 'Hosts' from the sidebar.
8. Make sure the following information is set:
   • Pop Account: [your username]@trans-video.net
   • SMTP: smtp.trans-video.net
9. Click on the 'OK' button at the bottom of the window.
10. You should now be able to check and send mail.

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