[X-HW] Switching to Safari and Mail ....

[John Wilson]

Jens (and others). You can easily set up Mail to do AOL. You set it up 
using an "imap" server, so your incoming mail server will be 
"imap.aol.com" without the quotes, of course. John

On Oct 30, 2004, at 2:03 AM, Jens Selvig wrote:

> On Oct 29, 2004, at 3:08 PM, TDavis8810 at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I installed Panther OS 10-3-5 on my 15" Flat Panel G4, and now want 
>> to add
>> Safari... However I get a Safari Browser bar, but it is Netscape ... 
>> How come?
>> What am I dueing wrong...
>
> I am not sure what you mean by "Safari Browser bar" but wonder if you 
> are launching Safari or are you launching Netscape?
>
>> Also I want to set up Apple Mail not .Mac mail, and I
>> get requests for all sort of things like server name or IPS # and POP 
>> or IMAP
>> site. I'am an 83yr. old man and can't fiqure it all out ...
>
> Your email address indicates you are using AOL. I have not used there 
> service with OSX but it used to be that they provided their own 'in 
> house' email program. I am not sure you can use Apple's Mail program.
>
> Netscape was AOL's built in browser so the same may go for the way AOL 
> defaults to it. Maybe some else on the list has recent experience with 
> AOL. If not I may set up an account to find  out how it all works.
>
> Jens