OT: Help needed to complete manual config of NAV 2001

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Robert Baer

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The following is a copy of selected lines in a Netscape 7.2 test
PREFS.JS file (ignore wrap-around):

user_pref("mail.identity.id1.fullName", "Robert Baer");
user_pref("mail.identity.id1.organization", "");
/* The following is added by hand */
user_pref("mail.identity.id1.pop_name", "robertbaer/mail.earthlink.net");
user_pref("mail.identity.id1.smtpServer", "smtp1");
user_pref("mail.identity.id1.stationery_folder",
"mailbox://robertbaer@mail.earthlink.net/Templates");
user_pref("mail.identity.id1.use_custom_prefs", true);
user_pref("mail.identity.id1.useremail", "robertbaer@earthlink.net");
user_pref("mail.identity.id1.valid", true);
/* */
user_pref("mail.server.server1.hostname", "mail.earthlink.net");
user_pref("mail.server.server1.name", "robertbaer");
/* The following is added by hand */
user_pref("mail.server.server1.pop_name", "robertbaer/mail.earthlink.net");
/* The following line can be changed by the GUI or by hand */
user_pref("mail.server.server1.realhostname", "pop3.norton.antivirus");
user_pref("mail.server.server1.realuserName", "robertbaer");
user_pref("mail.server.server1.type", "pop3");
user_pref("mail.server.server1.userName", "robertbaer");
/* end */

Before adding the pop_name lines, i would get a message like "failed
to connect to server pop3.norton.antivirus".
I had tried many variants, and got sick of having problems like that
(or nothing happening at all).
So, i looked at a working NS4.75 setup and noticed that it had a
pop_name with the required second part that NAV wants; made an educated
guess as how to incorporate that into the NS7.2 PREFS.JS file as seen
above; "duplication" was done to increase probability of improvement.
With this, the error message is not seen; in fact, NS acts like it is
trying to access email (!improvement!).
But no email is obtained - even though there is some waiting (verified).
I suspect that the mail.identity.id1.pop_name line is not the
controlling one and that it is ignored; i believe that the
mail.server.server1.pop_name is the one being recognized.
BUT.
What else needs to be done to make it work?

Alternately, is there a program i can get that will "capture"
out-going messages by Netscape as it is trying to contact the email server?
This way, i could see exactly why the contact is not being completed.
 
Robert Baer wrote:

The following is a copy of selected lines in a Netscape 7.2 test
PREFS.JS file (ignore wrap-around):
Click to expand...
Sorry to be rude but why not get a decent AV ?

I've heard nothing but trouble about the supposed 'market leaders' MacAfee and
Norton. They now belong to corporates that have lost their way IMHO.

AVG from grisoft.com is free for personal use and is the most tranparent and
regularly updated AV product I've used to date.

Graham
 
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:36 +0100, Pooh Bear
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:

Robert Baer wrote:

The following is a copy of selected lines in a Netscape 7.2 test
PREFS.JS file (ignore wrap-around):

Sorry to be rude but why not get a decent AV ?

I've heard nothing but trouble about the supposed 'market leaders' MacAfee and
Norton. They now belong to corporates that have lost their way IMHO.

[snip]
Graham
Click to expand...
Poor hearing ?:)

I have not one bit of trouble running NAV2005 on three different
brands of machines... albeit all with Win2K-SP4, browsers are Firefox,
E-mail is Eudora v3.0.5 or v4.3, news is Agent v1.93.

I suspect the trouble is improper installation, failure to RTFM, etc.

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Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:36 +0100, Pooh Bear
rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:



Robert Baer wrote:

The following is a copy of selected lines in a Netscape 7.2 test
PREFS.JS file (ignore wrap-around):

Sorry to be rude but why not get a decent AV ?

I've heard nothing but trouble about the supposed 'market leaders' MacAfee and
Norton. They now belong to corporates that have lost their way IMHO.

[snip]
Graham


Poor hearing ?:)

I have not one bit of trouble running NAV2005 on three different
brands of machines... albeit all with Win2K-SP4, browsers are Firefox,
E-mail is Eudora v3.0.5 or v4.3, news is Agent v1.93.

I suspect the trouble is improper installation, failure to RTFM, etc.
Click to expand...
I've heard of various problems. Haven't paid attention - just avoided MacAfee and
Norton now.

AVG installs itself quite happily and I guess you can read the online manual if you
like. It sets itself up transparently to do what it ought to. It also costs nothing
for personal use.

Graham
 
On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:05:22 +0100, Pooh Bear
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:36 +0100, Pooh Bear
rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:



Robert Baer wrote:

The following is a copy of selected lines in a Netscape 7.2 test
PREFS.JS file (ignore wrap-around):

Sorry to be rude but why not get a decent AV ?

I've heard nothing but trouble about the supposed 'market leaders' MacAfee and
Norton. They now belong to corporates that have lost their way IMHO.

[snip]
Graham


Poor hearing ?:)

I have not one bit of trouble running NAV2005 on three different
brands of machines... albeit all with Win2K-SP4, browsers are Firefox,
E-mail is Eudora v3.0.5 or v4.3, news is Agent v1.93.

I suspect the trouble is improper installation, failure to RTFM, etc.

I've heard of various problems. Haven't paid attention - just avoided MacAfee and
Norton now.

AVG installs itself quite happily and I guess you can read the online manual if you
like. It sets itself up transparently to do what it ought to. It also costs nothing
for personal use.

Graham
Click to expand...
I agree with you Graham. In the groups that care about this stuff the
two you mention (NAV and McAffee) don't get many good comments. For
one, they are bloatware that use a lot of PC resources to do their work.

AVG gets good marks. When I dumped McAffee several years ago I went to
NOD32. Not well known, but gets very good scores on tests and has a rep
of being very efficient at doing its job.
 
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