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1. Launch Netscape Messenger from Start Menu.
2. Go to the Edit menu and select Preferences at the bottom of the list.

   

3. In the "Category" window on the left; expand the "Mail & Newsgroups" list.
4. Highlight "Mail Servers"
5. In the "Incoming Mail Servers" window on the right;

   If there is already a listing for Oak, click the "Edit" button and skip to step 7 Otherwise, create a new server listing by clicking the "Add" button.

6. Under the "General" Tab:
   • Enter "oak.cats.ohiou.edu" in the "Server Name" block.
   • Select "IMAP Server" in the Server Type dropdown list.
   • Enter oak username in the "User Name" block.

   

7. Under the "Imap" Tab:
   • Check the "Use secure connection (SSL)" box.

   

8. Click the OK button.
9. Back on the main "Preferences" page; under the "Outgoing Mail Server" section:
   • Make sure "oak.cats.ohiou.edu" is entered in the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP) server" block, and that the user's Oak ID is entered in the "Outgoing mail server user name" block.
   • Select the "Always" radio button under the "Use Socket Layer(SSL) or TLS for outgoing messages" option. (ref. fig 1.)
10. Click the OK button.
11. If settings are changed, a restart of Netscape may be required.

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