Setting Up Eudora (Windows)
With Eudora opened, refer to the Tools menu, and select Options. This will open a dialog box with several settings items in the lefthand side. First, select "Personal Info", which will produce the following settings to input:
  • POP Account
  • Real Name
  • Return Address

For the POP Account setting, you would use a combination of your Newsguy username and the Newsguy POP Server address. Please replace "your-username" with your Newsguy username:

username@pop.newsguy.com

For Real Name, please feel free to set with a name of your choosing. Most tend to use their first and/or last name. For Return Address, your would use your Newsguy email address, as referenced in the confirmation email that you received when you joined the service. It would look something like this:

your-address@newsguy.com

When these settings have been put in place, please click on the "Hosts" option that should appear in the lefthand column within Eudora's settings area. The following items will appear:

  • POP Account
  • SMTP

For POP Account, this should already be filled in, with the setting you made in the previous section. For SMTP, please input the following:

Your NewsGuy account does not include Internet access - smtp.newsguy.com

Your NewsGuy account includes Internet access - smtp2.newsguy.com

That should cover it for the settings, and you can now click the OK button to save. From here, in order to check incoming mail messages, please refer to the File menu, and select the option to "Check Mail". You can also use the keyboard sequence "Ctrl+M" as a shortcut. When prompted, input your password for your Newsguy account, and new messages will appear.

To send a message, refer to the Message menu, and select "New Message". You can also use the keyboard sequence "Ctrl+N" as a shortcut. A message box will appear, with the From line defaulted to your email address. From there, input the email address you're sending to in the To field, the Subject of your message, and then type your message in the body. Click the Send button once finished to send your message.
 
 
 
Setting Up Netscape (Windows)
With the Netscape program opened, refer to the Window menu option, and select the option Netscape Mail. This will open the email client program built-in to Netscape.

Within Netscape Mail, refer to the Options menu, and select Mail and News Preferences. A dialog box will appear with five folder tabs labeled Appearance, Composition, Servers, Identity, and Organization. Click on the tab for Servers. In the Servers section, you want to pay attention to the first three, where you would input the following:

Outgoing Mail(SMTP) Server: smtp.newsguy.com
Incoming Mail(POP) Server: pop.newsguy.com
POP3 User Name: NewsGuy username

Outgoing Mail(SMTP) Server: smtp2.newsguy.com (if your account includes Internet access)

Once completed, click on the tab for Identity, and the following settings will appear:
  • Your Name
  • Your Email
  • Reply-to Address

You're more than welcome to input whatever you like for Your Name, with most users typically setting to their first and/or last name. The Your Email and Reply-to Address fields should be set to your specific Newsguy email address, and would look something like this...

your-address@newsguy.com

That covers it for the settings. In order to check for incoming messages, refer to the File menu in Netscape Mail, and select the option "Get New Mail", or use the keyboard sequence "Ctrl+T" as a shortcut. Additionally, you can click the "Get Mail" button all the way to the left in the toolbar at the top of Netscape Mail. From there, input your password setting when prompted, and any new messages will appear in your mailbox.

To send a message, refer to the File menu and select the "New Mail Message" option, or use the keyboard sequence "Ctrl+M" as a shortcut. You can also click the "To:Mail" button in the top toolbar of Netscape Mail. Your message box will appear, and you would then input the email address you're sending to in the Mail To files, the subject in the Subject field, and then type your message in the body. Click the Send button to send your message once finished.
 
 
 
Setting Up Outlook Express (Windows)
With Outlook Express opened, go to the Tools menu and select Accounts option. Once the dialog box opens, click on the Mail tab at the top, and then click the Add button to the right of it. This will start the Internet Connection Wizard, which will take you through the process for setting up Outlook Express.

In the first box, you will be asked for your name. Enter it as you would like it to appear on outgoing mail, such as your First and/or Last Name, and then click the Next button. From there, you will be asked to enter your email address. For this, input your Newsguy address and Click the Next button. Your email address should look something like this...

your-address@newsguy.com

The next dialog box will prompt you for the Email Server Names. At the top, make sure that it says My incoming mail server is a POP3 server. For Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server, input the following...

pop.newsguy.com

For Outgoing mail (SMTP) server, input the following and click the Next button...

Your NewsGuy account does not include Internet access - smtp.newsguy.com

Your NewsGuy account includes Internet access - smtp2.newsguy.com

The next dialog box will prompt you for your Internet Mail Logon. Make sure that Log on using: is selected and enter your Newsguy username in the "POP account name:" field. Enter your Newsguy password in the "Password:" field. Please make sure these are inputted exactly as they were indicated in your Newsguy confirmation letter. Click the Next button once you've done this.

You will then be asked for a Friendly Name, which would be the name for the mailbox you just created in Outlook Express' list of accounts. Input the word Newsguy here, and click the Next button. The next dialog box will ask how you're connected to the Internet. Please select..

"Connect using my phone line" and click the Next button.

In the next dialog box, click the Finish button. You should now see your entry in the list of accounts. Click the Close button. Once you have configured Outlook Express, you can check your incoming mail messages by clicking the Send and Receive icon in the toolbar, or by going to the Tools menu and selecting the Send and Receive option.

To send a new message, click on the Compose Message icon in the top toolbar, or by going to the Compose menu and selecting New Message option. You will then see a composition window in which you can enter the recipient's address in the To: field, the subject of the message in the Subject: field and the body of your message. 

When you are done putting your message together, click the Send icon in the toolbar of the message window, or by going to the File menu and selecting Send Message option.
 
 
 
Setting Up Claris (Macintosh)
With the Claris program opened, refer to the Setup pull-down menu and choose Internet Setup. A dialog box will appear labeled Internet Service Entry, with several fields and settings to configure. For the Account Name, please input your NewsGuy username. You can also input the same information for the User Name setting, or it can be left blank. For the Email Address field, you would input your NewsGuy email address in the following format...

your-address@newsguy.com

With the Email Account setting, you would use a combination of your Newsguy username and the Newsguy POP server address. It would look something like this, replacing "your-username" with your Newsguy username...

your-username@pop.newsguy.com

Insert your NewsGuy password into the Email Password settings field. The SMTP Host should be set to the following, which controls the sending of mail messages:

Your NewsGuy account does not include Internet access - smtp.newsguy.com

Your NewsGuy account includes Internet access - smtp2.newsguy.com

Click the Save button at the top to store these settings for future access.

In order to check for incoming messages, please refer to the Mail menu, and then select the option Connect Now. A dialog box will then appear, and once it does, click the Connect button. The program will then retrieve any new messages delivered to your mailbox. From there, another dialog box will appear, with your messages listed in order of receipt. To view, double-click on the message.

In order to send an email message, please refer to the Mail menu, and then select the option New. A dialog box will then appear where you input who you're sending the message to, the subject of the message, and the message itself.

Within the Subject field, type in the subject of your message. For the Recipient field, you would input the first and/or last name, or nickname, for the person you are sending the message to. The Email Address field should include the email address for the person you are sending the message to. Once these fields are complete, type the message you wish to send in the large space below. Once completed, click the Send Now button at the top of the box to send your message to the user.
 
 
 
Setting Up Eudora (Macintosh)
With Eudora opened, please refer to the Special menu, and select the Configuration option. A dialog box will appear with certain fields that you'll configure for sending/receiving mail messages. The POP Account setting would be a combination of your Newsguy username, and the Newsguy POP server address. It would look something like this, replacing "your-username" with your Newsguy username:

your-username@pop.newsguy.com

In the Real Name field, you can input your full name or nickname, according to your preference. This will appear within any messages sent to other users. For the Connection Method, please set to either MacTCP or TCP/IP, depending on which you are using to dialup to the Internet. The SMTP Server is responsible for sending your mail messages. This should be set to the following...

Your NewsGuy account does not include Internet access - smtp.newsguy.com

Your NewsGuy account includes Internet access - smtp2.newsguy.com

With the Return Address setting, this would be your Newsguy email address, which is the address that would receive your incoming email messages. This would look something like this...

your-address@newsguy.com

The other options can be left as default, or you can set according to your preference. Click the OK button near the bottom, in order to store your settings for future use. Following are details for sending and receiving mail messages with Eudora on the Macintosh.

In order to check for incoming messages to your NewsGuy mailbox, please refer to the File menu, and select the Check Mail option. Any new messages will then be downloaded to your In box. Once they appear, simply double-click on a message to view.

When sending an email message, first refer to the Message menu, and then select the option New Message within it. From there, a dialog box will appear, where you will compose your message. Within the To: line, input the email address for the person you are sending a message to. The From: line will be defaulted with your email address. For the Subject: line, input the subject for your message. After this, you would then input the message you would like to send in the large area below the above. Once completed, click the Send button, and your message will then be sent to the user.