Netscape Mail in Two Places

I use the Mail icon on the tool bar to access free 7.1 Netscape Mail, or I click Send To Email in the software program I am using, and it brings up the Netscape email with the file attached. I have it set to NOT save a copy of the email in Send folder. I use this to send large work files. When I started using this, after a couple days, it would no longer send mail. I checked and there were no messages in any folders that would be filling my mailbox quota.

I then went to the Netscape icon which took me to My Netscape Home Page and clicked on Check Mail. In there were all the emails I had sent in the Send folder. I deleted them and then had to delete them again in the Trash folder.

That solved the problem, and I was able to email again, but I don't want to have to remember to delete them in the other Netscape Mailbox every time.

Why are these acting separately? Why aren't the settings applying to both? Can someone please help me? Thanks a bunch..........Kimber

 

I assume you are talking about Netscape Webmail (xxx @ netscape.net ). Firstly, it's a web based email service, just like Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail etc. Now, with Netscape Mail (the Mail component of the browser Netscape), you have direct access to your Netscape Webmail with through the web interface. The Netscape Mail works in a way similar to IMAP protocol, which is different to common POP3 protocol.

(Don't want to go through technical detail, but this will help explaining.)

• The major difference between IMAP and POP3 are:
• IMAP keeps all your mails in the server.
  It was designed that way, so you can access all your mails (including sent ones) from any computer with a mail client that supports IMAP.
• POP3 was designed to download off to the computer you use.
  Once download, the mail is deleted from server (unless specified to do otherwise), and the server does not keep copies of sent items.

That's why you see mails in two places.

Now, you have to delete it twice. Well, I am afraid so. Netscape WebMail is not as sophisticated as others... you have to bare with it. And sometimes the connection is not that good with Netscape Mail ( @ netscape.net ).

 

Thank you, Antony, for the explanation. I understand the difference now.

Is there a way to close out the IMAP so I'm only using the POP3? I don't receive emails here. I only send them, and I send a BCC to my regular email account with extra storage if I need a copy, so I don't waste any storage space here. Thanks again............Kimber

P.S. The reason I'm using the Netscape Mail is that my software that automatically loads attachment when I click Send to Mail Recipient would only work with MSN. When I cancelled that, I also got rid of IE. I was able to get it to work with the Netscape Mail, so I send work through that but have my REPLY TO as my other extra storage account........I know. More info than you cared to know.

 

Most Email accounts you have from your ISP would be POP3.
Just don't use the Netscape Webmail ( xxx @ netscape.net) would do.

All you have to do is to set up another email account under Netscape, make sure you have correct information from your ISP or network.