Configuring and Using Netscape Communicator

From here, the process of configuring and launching the Netscape product suite to browse the Web and to send and receive email is the same as in any environment.

To launch the Netscape browser:

1.	Select the Netscape icon on the Gnome panel or select Netscape Communicator from the Internet folder on the Gnome Start menu.
2.	Now you can open any site you'd like. For example, enter www.peachpit.com to go to that site (Figure 4.17).

To configure the Netscape products:

1.	With the Netscape browser open, select Preferences from the Edit menu. You'll see a hierarchy of options that can be configured (Figure 4.18).
2.	For example, to configure Navigator's home page, select Navigator from the list on the left and enter the home page on the right (Figure 4.18).

To configure Messenger to send and receive mail:

1.	With the Netscape Preferences dialog still open, expand Mail and Newsgroups.
2.	Scroll down and select Identity on the left-hand menu (Figure 4.19).
3.	Enter your name and your email address on the right.
4.	Select Mail Servers on the left (Figure 4.20).
5.	Enter the name of your incoming mail server (this is usually a POP server) and the name of your outgoing (SMTP) mail server.
6.	Click OK. Figure 4.17. You can browse any site you like by opening it in Linux Navigator. Figure 4.18. The Netscape Preference dialog box is used to configure the Netscape product suite. Figure 4.19. To configure Messenger, enter your identity.

To receive email:

1.	Select Messenger from the Communicator menu on the browser. Netscape Messenger will open (Figure 4.21).
2.	Click the Get Msg button (Figure 4.21).
3.	Enter your email password when prompted (Figure 4.22). Figure 4.20. You'll need to identify your incoming (POP) mail server and outgoing (SMTP) mail server. Figure 4.21. The main Netscape Messenger window is used to organize your email.

To send email:

1.	With the main Messenger window open, select New Msg (Figure 4.21).
2.	The Compose dialog box will open (Figure 4.23).
3.	Address and compose your email.
4.	Click the Send button. Figure 4.22. When you get your messages, you will be prompted for your email password. Figure 4.23. The Messenger Compose window is used to create and send email.