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Configuring Multiple E-mail Accounts
  • Outlook Express (Windows)
  • Netscape 7.x (Windows)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows)
  • Netscape 4.5+ (Windows)
  • Outlook Express 5.x (Macintosh)
  • Mac Mail (Macintosh)

Outlook Express (Windows) top of page

Outlook Express can check multiple e-mail account together or seperately depending on configuration.

To check your e-mail accounts together:

  1. Open Outlook Express
  2. Click on the "Tools" menu and choose "Accounts".
  3. Click on the "Add" button, then select "Mail".
  4. Enter your display name as you would like it to appear in your e-mail messages, then click Next.
  5. Select "I already have an account..." and enter your new e-mail address (username@localnet.com), then click Next.
  6. Enter the following:
    incoming mail type:   POP3
    incoming mail server:   mail.localnet.com
    outgoing (SMTP) server:   smtp.localnet.com
    Click Next.
  7. Enter the username and password for your new LocalNet mailbox. Be sure that SPA is not checked, then click Next.
  8. Click Finish.

To check your e-mail account separately:

  1. Open Outlook Express
  2. On the File menu, choose Identities -> Add new identity...
  3. Type a name for this identity, and select whether or not you would like it to be password protected.
  4. When promted to do so, switch to your new identity
  5. Continue configuration as described above in the 'check your e-mail accounts together' section

Netscape 7.x (Windows) top of page
  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Click on the "Window" menu and select "Mail & Newsgroups".
  3. In the new window that opens up, click on the "Edit" menu and select "Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings."
  4. Click on "Add account".
  5. Select "Email account" and then click "Next".
  6. Fill in the following information:
    Your Name:   type in your real name
    Email Address:   username@localnet.com
    Then click "Next".
  7. For the type of incoming mail server select "POP" and then fill in the following fields:
    Incoming Server:   mail.localnet.com
    Outgoing Server:   smtp.localnet.com
  8. In the "User Name" field, type in your LocalNet username and then click "Next".
  9. In the "Account Name" field type your LocalNet email address and then click "Next".
  10. Click "Finish".

Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows) top of page
  1. Open Thunderbird.
  2. Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Account Settings"
  3. Click "Add Account".
  4. Select "Email Account" and click "Next"
  5. Fill in the following information:
    Your Name:   type in your real name
    Email Address:   username@localnet.com
    Then click "Next".
  6. For the type of incoming mail server select "POP" and then fill in the following fields:
    Incoming Server:   mail.localnet.com
    Use Global Inbox:   uncheck
    Then click "Next".
  7. In the "Incoming User Name" field, type in your LocalNet username and then click "Next".
  8. In the "Account Name" field type your LocalNet email address and then click "Next".
  9. Uncheck "Download messages now" and then Click "Finish" and then click "OK".

Netscape 4.5+ (Windows) top of page
  1. Click on the Start menu.
  2. Go to Programs -> Netscape Communicator -> Utilities and click on User Profile Manager.
    Note: On some systems this option may be unavailiable. In that event, click on "Start", then "Run". In the Run window enter the following (including quotes):
    "c:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\netscape.exe" -profile_manager

    and click OK. This will bring up the Profile Manager.
  3. Click the 'New' button; then click Next.
  4. Enter your name (as you'd like it to appear in your e-mail messages) and your new e-mail address (username@localnet.com). Click Next.
  5. Enter the name you'd like to give this profile. Click Next.
  6. Enter the name of the smtp server:
    smtp.localnet.com
    Click Next.
  7. Enter the username of your new account, then enter the name of the incoming mail server:
    mail.localnet.com
    Make sure the server type is set to POP 3, then click Next.
  8. Click Finish

Outlook Express 5.x (Macintosh) top of page
  1. Open Outlook Express.
  2. Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Accounts".
  3. Click on "New" and select "Mail".
  4. In the "Display Name" field, type your real name and then click the right arrow.
  5. Select the option "I already have an email address that I'd like to use", and then in the "Email address" field, type in username@localnet.com. Click the right arrow.
  6. Fill in the following settings:
    My incoming mail server is a "POP" server.
    Incoming mail server:   mail.localnet.com
    Outgoing mail server:   smtp.localnet.com
    Click the right arrow.
  7. Fill in the following settings:
    Account ID:   your LocalNet username
    Password:   your LocalNet password
    Save password:   checked
    Click the right arrow
  8. Click "Finish".
  9. Close the "Accounts" window.

Mac Mail (Macintosh) top of page
  1. Open Mail.
  2. Click on the "Mail" menu and select "Preferences"
  3. Click on "Create Account"
  4. Fill in the following settings:
    Account Type:   POP Account
    Description:   leave blank
    Email Address:   username@localnet.com
    Full Name:   Your Name
    Host name:   mail.localnet.com
    User name:   Your LocalNet Username
    Password:   Your LocalNet Password
    SMTP Host:   smtp.localnet.com

    Leave the option "Use authentication when sending mail" unchecked.
  5. Click "OK".
  6. Close the "Mail Preferences" window.

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