Both Netscape and Outlook Express can be configured to save your password for future use. Here's how to set this on.
Netscape 3.x
Launch Netscape. Hit "options" then choose "mail and news preferences". Under "organisation", check the option which reads "save password". Hit "ok" to confirm your changes. You're done !
Netscape 4.x
Open Netscape Communicator. Hit on "edit" then "preferences". Now, double click on "mail and news". Depending on your Netscape version, hit on "more options" or "edit" under the properties for "incoming mail server". Now look to the "save password" function and check it. Hit "ok" to confirm the changes.
Outlook Express
Open Outlook Express. Under "tools", look for "accounts" then "mail". Double click on your account and under "servers", input your mail password. Hit "ok" to confirm the changes.
Now, you will not have to enter your password each time you check for mail !
First, register with an online mail service such as hotmail, yahoo or excite (check out hotlinks for more online mail). Now, use the advanced options to set up a POP account with the following settings
POP name : joe
POP server: mail.networksgy.com
where your e-mail address is "joe@networksgy.com".
You can also configure your reply address under the advanced options to read
"joe@networksgy.com" so that your messages are sent to the same address rather
than your new online address. Now, when you log on to your online mail, you can check for
messages in your networks account at the same time.
Both Netscape and Outlook Express allow you to create messages offline (that is, without an internet connection) and then queue them for future delivery or the next time you go online. This is useful in a large office, where telephone lines might be critical or with users who are not familiar with the keyboard (like me !) or if you would simply like to review a message before dispatching it. Unfortunately, typing e-mail does not count as internet activity because it does not invoke your modem. The result is, you may be disconnected before you have completed typing a long message ! Here's the solution
Netscape 3.x
In the compose message screen, choose "options" then set "deferred delivery" on. Now, when you hit send, your message will go into your "outbox". When you decide to send the messages, hit "file" then "send messages in outbox". You can compose as many messages as you wish before sending them off !
Netscape 4.x
After composing your message, hit "file" then "send later". This will place the message into the "unsent messages" folder. When you decide to send your mail, hit "file" and "send unsent messages". Netscape will also prompt you about "unsent mail" when you choose to close the message center.
Outlook Express
After you have composed your message, choose "file" then "send later using". The result is the message is placed into the "outbox " for future delivery. If you decide to send all of your messages in this way, you can set deferred delivery as your default under "tools", "options", "send" and then uncheck the "send messages immediately" check box.
Both Outlook Express and Netscape Communicator, have added an additional feature which allows you to create draft messages, that can be stored in your "drafts" folder for future use. This is useful if the text of your messages are more or less the same for a number of messages such as a weekly report or reminder notice. You can save messages as drafts under "file" then "save as" in your compose message screen.