Configuring Mozilla Messenger

Account Type

Figure 10.2. Creating an Electronic Mail Account

Creating an Electronic Mail Account

When Mozilla Messenger is run for the first time, a wizard will pop up, guiding you through the configuration process (Figure 10.2). Select the E-mail account option.

If you want to change any parameter during the configuration process, just click on < Back, make your modifications and click on Next > to advance to the next step in the Setup Wizard.

Account Identity

Figure 10.3. Giving Some Information About Yourself

Giving Some Information About Yourself

You have to tell Mozilla about yourself. Fill in the Your Name field with your name (actually, you can put anything you want) and the E-mail Address field with your electronic mail address (Figure 10.3).

Mail Servers

Figure 10.4. Which are Your Mail Servers?

Which are Your Mail Servers?

Mozilla needs to know which servers to connect to in order to send and receive mail. The protocol for sending mail is called SMTP and there are two most commonly used ones for receiving mail: POP3 (Post Office Protocol V3) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). Since POP3 is the most popular of the two, we will configure a POP3 account. Select the POP option and fill in the Incoming Server and Outgoing Server fields with the names of your mail servers[6] (Figure 10.4).

Tip

Instead of entering the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of your mail servers, you can enter the IP address in the server fields if you want to.

Account User Name

Figure 10.5. Which is Your User Name?

Which is Your User Name?

In most cases, your mail account's user (or login) name is simply what appears before the @ symbol in your e-mail address. If this is not the case for you, please ask your ISP or your system administrator. Fill the User name field with your account's user name (Figure 10.5).

Identifying the Account

Figure 10.6. Giving the Account a Name

Giving the Account a Name

Mozilla Messenger can handle multiple mail accounts and each one must have a unique name. Fill in the Account Name field to name this account (Figure 10.6).

Account Summary

Figure 10.7. Mail Account Configuration Summary

Mail Account Configuration Summary

The last step of the wizard summarizes your configuration (Figure 10.7), select the Download messages now option to get your messages immediately after closing the wizard. Once you are satisfied with your settings, click on the Finish button to accept them. Mozilla Messenger is now ready to send and receive mail.



[6] Your ISP or your system administrator should have provided you with the mail server names.