Netscape Patches
(Not required for Netscape 6.2.2 and above)

Allow "@" (at-sign character) as part of your e-mail username.

Add or modify the "mail.allow_at_sign_in_user_name" entry in your Netscape preference file as follows:

user_pref(“mail.allow_at_sign_in_user_name”, true);
      or
pref(“mail.allow_at_sign_in_user_name”, true);

This option allows you to enter an "@" as part of your username which is now required by our e-mail server for users with a mailbox under their domain name.

Disable password prompting when your incoming and outgoing mail servers are different and/or they have different usernames.

Add or modify the "mail.auth_login" entry in your Netscape preference file as follows:

user_pref(“mail.auth_login”, false);
      or
pref(“mail.auth_login”, false);

Note:  This patch may or may not be necessary and should not be installed (set to false) unless you are continuously being prompted for a password.  If you install this patch and it doesn't help, then you should remove the line or set it back the way it was (true).

The Netscape preference file is a Javascript file located in the Netscape folder on your hard drive.  The name and location of the file depends on the version of Netscape you are using.

Rev.	Filename	Location
4.x	prefs.js	C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\(username)
6.x	mailnews.js	C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape 6\Defaults\pref

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Before making changes to this file, Netscape must not be running, you should always make a backup copy of the file before beginning, and the file should be edited from a text editor such as Notepad.  Editing of prefs.js is not a procedure officially supported by Netscape, so do so at your own risk.

Before editing, close Communicator and make a backup of prefs.js, then open the original in a text editor such as Notepad. To add a line, simply type or copy it to a line of its own in the prefs.js file in the same fashion as other options already in the file.  Keep in mind that parameters in this file are case sensitive (meaning that it does matter whether you type an uppercase vs. a lowercase letter), and spelling and syntax errors may cause the contents of the file to be deleted when you restart Netscape. So be careful and back up everything first.

When you are done modifying the file, save changes then open Communicator to test your new settings. If you have multiple user profiles, changes must be made to each user profile’s prefs.js in order to implement the changes for all users.