The following instructions can be used to connect your ecumenism.net or oecumenisme.ca email accounts to your Netscape Messenger. You will require a login ID and password that are not specified in these instructions. Contact the for these details. The outgoing mail servers are not specified. Outgoing mail service is provided by your local dial-up service provider.

Note: Netscape Messenger allows only one email account to be configured. If you wish to use multiple accounts, consider switching to MS Outlook Express, a free plug-in component of Internet Explorer. (Do not confuse Outlook Express with Microsoft Outlook, a component of the MS-Office Suite, which does not allow multiple accounts.)

Step 1

1. a) Open Netscape

b) select the Edit menu

c) select Preferences.
Step 2

2. a) Click on the + symbol by the area labeled Mail & Newsgroups.

b) Then click on Identity.
Step 3

3. With the Identity area open, please carefully enter the following information.

a) Your name: Full Name

b) Email Address: username@oecumenisme.ca as provided to you by the webmaster. Remember the username for step #5 c.
Step 4

4. a) Click on the Mail Server area. It should be empty on a newly installed Netscape Communicator.

b) Click on the Add button.
Step 5

5. Enter the following information:

a) Server Name: mail.oecumenisme.ca or mail.ecumenism.net

b) Server Type: POP3 Server

c) User Name: Use the username assigned to you by the webeditor. The username is your email address with the @ exchanged for #.
      e.g. username#oecumenisme.ca

Click OK.
Step 6

6. Place the following settings in the Outgoing Mail Server area.

a) Outgoing mail: Check with your local ISP for your Outgoing (SMTP) server. This is the SMTP server on your dial-up or high speed connection. It should be in the format smtp.ispdomain.com or pop.ispdomain.com.

b) Outgoing mail user name: <username>. This is the username for your ISP (dial-up service). It is not the same as the username in step #5. CCE staff: please check with Ann Herbert.

Click OK.
Step 7

7. To access your email, please go to the Communicator menu, and select Messenger.

The first time you access your email you will be asked for your password. Use the password assigned to you by the webeditor. If you wish to change it, please email .
Note: if you should subsequently want to change or correct any of the details that you have entered for this account, begin with step 1 and modify the account as necessary.