Mail Setup Instructions: Netscape 6.x IMAP-SSL

Netscape 6.x with SSL-IMAP

IMAP is a mail download protocol which allows you to keep folders on the server and access these folders from multiple computers. This is great for users who don't use just one computer to check their email. With IMAP, users download a local copy of their mailbox and folders from the server. If you create folders on your computer, you must sync up with the server. However, you're not required to create folders. You can work with just one mailbox (your INBOX) if you like.

From the Edit menu, choose Mail/News Account Settings

Click on New Account at the lower left corner of window.

Select ISP or Email provider and click Next.  Fill in
the following info:

    Your Name:      your-real-name (e.g., Arthur Dent)
    Email Address:  your-name@primate.net 
                    (e.g., adent@primate.net)
    
Click Next.

Under the Server Information window, fill in the following:

    Server Type:    IMAP Mail Server
    Server Name:    disorder.primate.net

Click Next   

Click Next again

Under Account Name, type in your-name@disorder.primate.net 
    This is used to identify this particular account.  You can name it
    something else if you like (e.g. primate imap).

Click Next 

Click Finish

On the left window pane, click on Server under the Mail
for heading.  Make sure the following are set:

    Port:       993
    Use Secure connection (SSL):  Check
    Check for messages every:     10 minute    (recommended; 5 minutes minimum)
    When I Delete a Message:      Move it to the Trash Folder
    Check Empty Trash on exit if you want to remove
          deleted messages when you exit Netscape.  


Click Advanced... button, make sure the following is set:

    IMAP server directory: mail/ 
    Show only subscribed folders: Unchecked
    Allow Server to override these namespaces: Uncheck

Click OK

By default, a copy of outgoing messages, drafts, and templates are saved in Sent
folder under Local Folders.  If you want to save it on the server
also, change the settings under Copies and Folders AFTER you've
checked mail once.

Making sure the new "account" you created is selected, click Set as
Default.

Click on Outgoing (SMTP) server.  

Set Server Name to the mail server name of your ISP (Pacbell, AtHome, AOL, etc).

Click OK

Exit netscape and restart again to make sure the settings take effect.

Check for mail.

    When you do, Netscape will use connect to our IMAP server securely.
    Since we are not paying one of the certificate
    signing authorities, our certificate will not be recognized by
    Netscape.  However, you may still use the certificate for
    encrypting the traffic between your client and the mail
    server.  

    To accept the new certificate when you're prompted:
    
    Click Next>
    Click Next>
    Check Accept this Certificate forever (until it expires)
    Click Next>
    Click Next>
    Click Finish

Check mail, enter your password when prompted.  

You can go ahead and delete the old server setting if everything
works and you see all your mailboxes and INBOX.  If you're converting
from POP/IMAP, read the next section first before you remove the old
server setting. 

In Netscape Mail, the Mailbox window (left pane) contains all the mail
servers you've configured.  The "server" labeled "Local Folders" can be
thought of as your local hard drive.  It contains all the mail you
downloaded via POP.  The section labeled 'disorder.primate.net' is your
IMAP server drive.  Therefore, it is important that you know where you
are going to create any new mail folder.  If the new mail folder is
under "Local Folders", then it's a local folder.  This means that if you
access your mail from another computer via IMAP, you will not see this
folder. 

If you're migrating from POP to IMAP AND you DID NOT leave your mail
on the server, you may want to transfer existing Local Folders to
the IMAP server.  This will allow you to see the contents of these
mailboxes when accessing mail from other machines.  If you will always
check mail from one machine, you do not have to do this.


Transfering Local Inbox

Open the local Inbox mailbox (the one under "Local Folders")
and mark all of the messages by using the Select All
feature from the Edit menu.
 

From the Message menu select Copy Message,
select the mail server name (disorder.primate.net), then select
Inbox.  


Transfering Other Local Mailboxes

Create a new mailbox on the IMAP server. Right clicking on
disorder.primate.net and choose New Folder

Enter the name of the new mailbox, for example OldMail. Note that
the name of the mailbox you are creating may be the same name
of the mailbox on the local hard drive.

Open the local mailbox and mark all of the messages by choosing the
Select All from the Edit menu.

From the Message menu select Copy Message,
select the mail server name (disorder.primate.net), then select
the mailbox you just created.  All messages are moved to the mailbox on
the IMAP server. 

The transfer may take some time depending on the number and size of messages being
  transferred.

Verify that the procedure has completed successfully by opening the newly created
  mailbox under disorder.primate.net

Continue for all mailboxes you wish to transfer.