This guide for Junk Spy was current when issued. But as programs are
updated, sometimes changes are necessary in the supporting
documentation. The most current version of this guide is always
available to you on the Junk Spy website where you can
view and/or
download it.
To effectively intercept your junk mail, Junk Spy works between your email
program and your mail server. To make this possible, there are a few
settings you will need to change in Netscape so that it retrieves your
mail through Junk Spy. The purpose of this document is to walk you through
those changes.
Normally when you get your mail, Netscape contacts your mail server and asks it for the incoming mail.
However, when you are using Junk Spy, getting your mail needs to be done differently.
Junk Spy will get the mail from your mail server and then Netscape will get it from Junk Spy.
To do this, Junk Spy needs to know where to get the mail, so you will change Netscape to pass that information along too.
To get everything running smoothly, you'll make a couple of changes to Netscape's settings.
All of the changes you'll make to your Netscape settings relate to retrieving email. There won't be any other changes to your Netscape configuration.
Start by selecting the Options menu, then Preferences, then select
Mail Server.
First, look at the Mail server type.
If POP3 is not selected, you may not be able to use Junk Spy with this
account. Contact support for more information.
Second, look at the Incoming mail server field.
If this contains:
Otherwise, now you are ready to make changes.
To begin,
The dialog full should now look like this:
Netscape and Junk Spy are now working together.
NOTE: If you ever need to get your mail without having it processed
by Junk Spy, just change the settings above back to what they were before you started.
There is no need to "uninstall" Junk Spy.
Now that you have made changes to your email program, there is just one more thing to do.
You're ready to start Junk Spy by double clicking on the main program object in the Junk Spy folder.
The little z's on the right in the Junk Spy window shown above tell you that Junk Spy is snoozing, and that's how it is much of the time.
It will spring into action just as soon as your email program starts to retrieve your mail. As it is working, the image will change to reflect what's being done - connecting, looking for mail, analyzing a message, checking with external junk mail resources, marking a message as junk, and so on.
Remember, your email program now gets your mail through Junk Spy, so they are both working at the same time.
How will you know what's junk?
That's easy - junk mail will be marked as "JunkEmail" in the subject of the message.
It's time to start looking at Junk Spy's User's Guide.
You'll find out about Junk Spy's settings and other usage information.
Right click on the white area in the Junk Spy window and you'll see the menu for Junk Spy. Information about all those menu options and Junk Spy features are explained in the User's Guide.
You'll find the User's Guide is an option on Junk Spy's Help menu.
You'll also find the User's Guide in the Documentation folder that's inside the Junk Spy folder put on your desktop when it was installed.
Because the guide is on-line, it is always just a few mouse clicks away. It's a good reference that you should find useful.
Introduction
Overview
Changing Settings in Netscape
CAUTIONS:
do not immediately proceed with the changes below.
Entries like these usually mean that an antivirus program is checking your mail in a way that will require special settings beyond those described here. See the
Antivirus Coexistance Information
page on the Junk Spy website and contact support if you need more information.
What to Expect
You'll see that Junk Spy takes up very little space on your desktop.Take a Look at the User's Guide
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