Begin configuring Netscape Messenger for e-mail by selecting the Edit menu then clicking on Preferences. The Preferences panel will be displayed. On the left side of the panel is the list of Categories. Click the + next to the Mail and Newsgroups category to display the ten sub-categories.

Click the Identity category to enter your name, e-mail address, and other information.

Using the Identity Panel

Your name: as you would like it to appear in the e-mail messages you send.

Email address: to specify or change your e-mail address. If you are a student you should put username@eden.rutgers.edu here.

Reply-to address: to specify or change your return address. If your Reply-to address is identical to your e-mail address, you do not need to provide your return address.

Organization: the name of your department or organization.

Signature File: The signature file should not exceed 4 lines and should include information about the person (e.g. affiliation, title, address, phone, fax, etc.).  For PC and Unix users, to automatically append a plain-text signature file to all outgoing messages, in the Signature file text-entry area, enter the name of (or select using the Choose button) the text file containing "signature" information.  To automatically attach your own signature file to all outgoing messages, check the associated checkbox.  You can create a signature card without creating a text file by choosing the next item on the list.

Personal Card: To create or edit a signature card for yourself you can use the The Personal Card. To create or edit an Personal Card for yourself, click Edit Card to open up the Edit Card dialog.  Click OK to save all the changes you've made to all preferences. Be aware that if the person you are sending mail to reads his mail in a text based mail program like Pine, the Personal Card will appear as an attachment.

Click on the Mail Servers category to designate how Netscape Messenger handles outgoing e-mail messages.

Incoming Mail Servers- Click on Add...

General

Type in Sever Name: email.rci.rutgers.edu or email.eden.rutgers.edu depending on your account type.
Type in User Name: your username.
Check Remember password: If you are the only one who uses your computer or your mail will be available to any others who use your computer.
Check the box that says Check for mail every [15] minutes if you want Netscape to check your mail automatically while you work.

Click on the IMAP tab.

Check off the item that says, Move it to the Trash folder (It will be removed when I select 'Empty Trash')
Make sure all of the other items are unchecked.

Click the Advanced tab.

IMAP server directory:

a) If you have never used either Pine or Zmail Lite on your eden/rci account, then leave the IMAP server directory field empty.

b) If you use Pine on your eden/rci account, then enter "mail" in the IMAP server directory field.

c) If you use ZMail Lite on your eden/rci account, then enter "Mail" in the IMAP server directory field.

Click OK.

Messages

Change By default, forward messages: Quoted
Leave all the other options alone, unless you have a preference.

Click OK to save all the changes you've made to all preferences.