New Accounts

1. Go to the Tasks menu and select Mail & Newsgroups
2. In the Mail & Newsgroups window, go to the Edit menu and select Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.
3. Click the New Account button.
4. Choose "ISP or email provider" and click the Next button.
5. In the "Your Name" field, enter your name as you would have it appear on outgoing mail.
6. In the "Email Address" field, enter your Oak email address ("username@ohio.edu").
7. Click the Next button.
8. Select "POP" or "IMAP" (preferably IMAP).
9. In the "Server Name" field of the Incoming Server section, enter "oak.cats.ohiou.edu".
10. In the "Server Name" field of the Outgoing Server (SMTP) section, enter the outgoing ("SMTP") mail server provided by your internet service provider. If you are on campus or are using DialNet, you should enter "oak.cats.ohiou.edu".
11. Click the Next button.
12. In the "User Name" field, enter your Oak username. This is equal to the portion of your Oak email address before the "@" symbol.
13. Click the Next button.
14. In the "Account Name" field, you may enter any name you wish to give this account.
15. Click the Next button.
16. Confirm your information. If there are any errors or omissions, you may click the Back button to try again. If not, click the Finish button to complete the account setup and return to the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings window.
17. Below the name of your new account, click to select the Server Settings category. (If "Server Settings" is not visible, double-click the name of your account to reveal its settings categories.)
18. Click to select "Use secure connection (SSL)".
19. Click the OK button to close the Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings window.

Existing Accounts

1. Go to the Tasks menu and select Mail & Newsgroups
2. In the Mail & Newsgroups window, go to the Edit menu and select Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.
3. Below the name of your Oak account, click to select the Server Settings category. (If "Server Settings" is not visible, double-click the name of your account to reveal its settings categories.)
4. Click to select "Use secure connection (SSL)".
5. Click the OK button to close the Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings window.

Netscape 7.x:

New Accounts

1. After Netscape is installed, double-click on Netscape Mail & Newsgroups icon on the desktop.
2. Fill in the appropriate information for the new account.
3. Go to the Edit menu, and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings"
4. Under your account listing on the pane to the left, select "server settings"
5. Put a check mark in the box that says "Use Secure Connection" (SSL)
6. Click OK
7. Login to Mail
8. Go to the Edit menu, and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings"
9. Under your account listing on the pane to the left, select "server settings"
10. Click "Advanced"
11. Remove check mark for show only subscribed folders
12. Click OK
13. Click OK
14. Close Netscape Mail
15. Open Netscape Mail
16. Go to the Edit menu, and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings"
17. Go to copies & folders
18. Chose "Other"
19. Select the sentmail folder under Oak email, Inbox

Optional Change

1. If your Outgoing mail server is listed as oak.cats.ohiou.edu, you may also select "Use Secure Connection (SSL) Always"

Existing Accounts

1. After Netscape is installed, double-click on the "Netscape Mail & Newsgroups icon on the desktop.
2. Go to the Edit menu, and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings"
3. Under your account listing on the pane to the left, select "server settings"
4. Put a check mark in the box that says "Use Secure Connection" (SSL)
5. Click OK
6. Login to Mail
7. Go to the Edit menu, and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings"
8. Under your account listing on the pane to the left, select "server settings"
9. Click "Advanced"
10. Remove check mark for show only subscribed folders
11. Click OK
12. Click OK
13. Close Netscape Mail
14. Open Netscape Mail
15. Go to the Edit menu, and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings"
16. Go to copies & folders
17. Chose "Other"
18. Select the sentmail folder under Oak email, Inbox

Optional Change

1. If your Outgoing mail server is listed as oak.cats.ohiou.edu, you may also select "Use Secure Connection (SSL) Always"