Romanator wrote:
>
> Thanks. I thought I was going out of my mind. In Netscape, the following
> was edited in Netscape:
>
> Under Edit
> A) Select Edit->Preferences ->Identity. Type in the Email address field:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> B) Click on the Mail Servers. Under Incoming Mail Servers, you should
> see POP
> C) Click and highlight POP and the Edit button. Change the mail server
> name from POP to mail
> D) In the User Name field, type in: User_name
> E) Next to 'Outgoing mail (SMPT) server, type in: mail
> F) Next to 'Outgoing mail server name, type in: User_name
>
> In Windows, @Home usually has your last name as the user name. This is
> where the password problem appears in Linux. The server is recognized
> but you are locked out because the password applies to your last name
> not User_name.
>
> I am still looking into this.
>
> Roman
>
> In addition:
>
> Paul wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 22 May 2000, Romanator wrote:
> >
> > >Hi everybody,
> > >
> > >Well, after many hours, I am finally connected to the Internet through
> > >Linux!!
Paul,
I was able to bring in my e-mail. Hooray. I will followup with a full
report.
Roman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >However, there is one item. The mail server is responding and is
> > >requesting a password.
> > >It will not recognize the Windows password.
> > >
> > >What a learning experience (thanks Randall).
> > >
> > >Roman
> >
> > Congratulations on the success so far. What do you mean by the WIndows
> > password? You need to send your mail password to the mail server. Often
> > that is the same as the login password, but e.g. with my ISP it is a
> > different one.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > )0(-----------------------------------)0(
> >
> > When it says "one size fits all," it doesn't fit anyone.
> >
> > )0(----[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-------------)0(
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