From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 3 17:54:02 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA10011 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 17:54:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from corp.au.triax.com (slwag1p15.ozemail.com.au [203.108.157.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA09974 for ; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 17:53:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jim@corp.au.triax.com) Received: (from jim@localhost) by corp.au.triax.com (8.9.2/8.9.2) id MAA01813; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:53:47 +1100 (EST) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:53:46 +1100 From: Jim Mock To: David Kelly Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Netscape Communicator 4.5, username? Message-ID: <19990204125346.A1786@corp.au.triax.com> Reply-To: jim@corp.au.triax.com References: <199902040142.TAA69963@nospam.hiwaay.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.1i In-Reply-To: <199902040142.TAA69963@nospam.hiwaay.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 03 Feb 1999 at 19:42:08 -0600, David Kelly wrote: > Got real ambitious this weekend with a fresh "make world" of > RELENG_3, an update to XFree86 3.3.3.1, and the US FreeBSD native > version of Netscape Communicator 4.5 (replacing the US Linux version > 4.07). > > Now the dumb Communicator 4.5 pops up a window every few minutes > informing me, > > Netscape is unable to use the mail server because > you have not provide a username. Please provide > one in the preferences and try again > > I don't have any idea what they are talking about as most ever box > is filled under Edit->Preferences->Mail & Newsgroups->Identity. And > the same for Mail Servers where localhost is listed. > > Tried a clean ~/.netscape directory. Didn't do any good. > > Is it time to revert to the prior version? > Nope. All you need to do is the following.. Edit -> Preferences -> Mail & Newsgroups -> Mail Servers Click the host in the Incoming Mail Servers box, then edit. Add your username for the mail server in there, and it should shut it up =) Hope this helps, -- : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | The FreeBSD' zine : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsdzine.org/ : : FreeBSD: The Power To Serve | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message